61.   The United Nations said Tuesday that at least nine refugees were killed when they returned to their home villages.

62.   They are accused of killing Hutu refugees who had fled Rwanda to escape punishment for the Hutu-orchestrated slaughter there.

63.   They said the soldiers apparently chased and killed wounded refugees who tried to escape, and crushed at least three cars.

64.   There were a dozen incidents involving mines Thursday and one returning refugee was killed, he said.

65.   U.N. officials Tuesday reported nine refugees were killed upon returning home, but there were no new reports of such killings Wednesday, Page said.

66.   U.N. officials had reported Tuesday that nine refugees were killed upon returning home.

67.   He categorically denied that the rebels were killing the refugees, and said the alliance was only providing transport and security for the UN staff.

68.   He told AFP that food and water parachute drops would be too risky as small packets would not suffice and heavy drops would kill the refugees.

69.   In a separate development, Stromberg said that a Tanzanian police officer was arrested after allegedly killing a refugee in northwest Tanzania, near Lake Victoria.

70.   In February WNBF rebels attacked Ikaffe refugee settlement in West Nile, killing six refugees and slicing off the ears of six others.