1.   Sergeant Rivero says arrests for panhandling take place every day.

2.   But the arrests took place before the agents had time to negotiate over larger systems, and it is unclear whether the suspects could have delivered them.

3.   Federal law enforcement officials in New York said the arrests took them by surprise, and that they were not involved in the operation.

4.   Foreign diplomats in the Burmese capital, Yangon, formerly Rangoon, confirmed by telephone that arrests were taking place in several cities.

5.   Indeed, the arrest of Li took place at the end of last year, Zhao, the prosecutor, said.

6.   Kopp was unarmed Thursday, and the arrest took place without incident after an international search that had gathered momentum in recent weeks.

7.   Mihajlovic said that despite the potential for violence, the arrest had taken place peacefully and without casualties.

8.   Neighbors of the northwest Phoenix house where the arrests took place said it has a reputation as a neo-Nazi hangout.

9.   NATO special forces have developed a variety of plans over the last four months to seize Karadzic, depending on where the arrest might take place, officials said.

10.   PLO officials said Egypt would not confirm these reports to them, but left open the possibility the arrest may have taken place.