71.   Philippe Leotard had already made this assertion during the police investigation into his alleged dealing, but the defence ministry denied it.

72.   The atomic energy ministry denied there were plans to sell a centrifuge.

73.   The Afghan defence ministry denied reports Tuesday that the northern provincial capital of Kunduz had fallen to opponents of President Burhanuddin Rabbani.

74.   The British defence ministry has also denied that there were any military personnel on board the plane, to its knowledge.

75.   The Burmese foreign ministry denied the reports.

76.   The defence ministry has denied this but several lawmakers from all parties have also accused the authorities of unfairly favouring Boeing.

77.   The defense ministry neither denied nor confirmed the report, which appeared on the fifth anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

78.   The Chinese government on Monday reportedly confirmed that its ships were stopping Vietnamese drilling but the foreign ministry later denied making the statement.

79.   The defence ministry also denied that a French plane had flown over Goma.

80.   The defence ministry denied this.