71.   The Palestinians demand that all detainees be released, but Israel said it will not free those convicted of killing Israelis.

72.   The officer said most Hamas detainees had been released and some even recruited into Palestinian security organizations.

73.   The remaining detainees have been released for lack of evidence.

74.   The state prosecutor appealed the decision to release the detainees to the Supreme Court, which has not yet handed down a ruling.

75.   The statement called on the Tehran government to release the detainees.

76.   The White House condemned the arrests Saturday, calling on the regime to release all detainees immediately and to open a dialogue with the opposition.

77.   The United Nations said Karadzic had agreed to release the detainees.

78.   They issued an open appeal to President Jiang Zemin to release the detainees or at least to provide them fair legal protection.

79.   Three other detainees were released Wednesday.

80.   French foreign ministry spokesman Richard Duque said Monday that Paris was pressing Baghdad to release the detainees.