81.   But Lt. Gen. Viktor Gafarov, deputy commander of Interior Ministry troops in Chechnya, Tuesday praised the troops, saying they had acted with valor.

82.   But rebels have refused to allow river traffic in eastern Congo, said Brig. Gen. Roberto Martinelli, deputy commander of U.N. forces in Congo, called MONUC.

83.   CENTRAL Investigation Bureau chief Seri Temiyavej yesterday met with and apologised to Privy Councillor Prem Tinsulanonda for having mentioned him as a supporter of a deputy highway police commander.

84.   Chechen chief of staff Aslan Maskhadov and Gen. Pavel Maslov, deputy commander of Russian troops in Chechnya, announced the exchange at a press conference.

85.   Col. Avi Feder, deputy Israeli police commander in the West Bank, told Israel radio that Jewish vigilantes were one possibility being investigated.

86.   Defense Minister Kim, a former army chief of staff, once served as a deputy commander of the U.S.-South Korea combined forces.

87.   Deputy fleet commander Vice Admiral Valery Chirkov and other officials were investigating the incident, it added.

88.   Delic was reportedly deputy commander and Landzo a guard at the camp in central Bosnia.

89.   Deputy commander Jose Martinez Manriquez was fatally shot in the head and neck, Maganda said.

90.   Deputy fire commander Juan Piperis said there were unconfirmed reports of nine dead.