51.   Highlighting the still volatile situation in the province, four small bombs exploded in the capital, Ambon, late Wednesday, media reports said.

52.   In Washington, meanwhile, U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said the killing of Zibri, the senior PLO official, could only inflame an already volatile situation.

53.   International peace monitors tried Sunday to defuse a volatile situation in Kosovo following angry protests over the kidnappings of four Serb civilians, apparently by ethnic Albanian rebels.

54.   In Washington, U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said the killing could only inflame an already volatile situation.

55.   Israel has said Syria is interested in maintaining the volatile situation in south Lebanon as a tool of pressure on Israel in peace talks.

56.   It will take time to unravel the mess, if that can ever occur at all, given the volatile situation in our neighbouring countries.

57.   Mayor Charles Luken said he had heard complaints about rough treatment by police, but said officers had handled a volatile situation professionally.

58.   Ms. Bhutto, who was twice elected prime minister, warned that economic sanctions will only exacerbate an already volatile situation.

59.   Other looming crises include the volatile situation involving restive Albanian minorities in Macedonia and Yugoslavia.

60.   Preecha Sananvatananont, president of Reed Tradex in Thailand, said that despite the volatile situation pervading here no cancellations have taken place.