1.   Rajoy said the commandos had plans to attack the Cathedral of Strasbourg in France.

2.   Elite commandos had plenty of time to plan their split-second raid.

3.   Nor have Peruvian commandos had much success in pushing Ecuadorean forces from three key border posts Peru claims are within its territory.

4.   Special operations commandos also would have shotguns.

5.   The commandos had no qualms about showing their faces and were eager to tell hostages of their desire to play a role in Peruvian politics.

6.   The Interior Ministry said in a statement that the Meliani commando had ties to Islamic militants arrested in Britain and Italy earlier this year.

7.   Military sources said that by the abrupt way the ship was finally stopped it looked as though the commandos finally had to turn off the engines.

8.   Movlady Ugudov, spokesman for the separatist Chechen government, told Moscow Echo radio on Tuesday that the rebel commando had full control of the Dagestani village.