1.   A Senate committee is now investigating an accusation that the military allowed the cornered rebels to escape from a hospital in return for a suitcase filled with money.

2.   Russian authorities announced that though a few rebels escaped, its troops had retaken control of the building and the town.

3.   Other rebels apparently escaped.

4.   Rebels escape into the mountains.

5.   A gunfight ensued, and the rebels escaped in different directions, evacuating some of their casualties.

6.   Another suspected rebel escaped.

7.   At least five rebels escaped, said the sources at the East Timor military command.

8.   At least four rebels may have escaped into Pakistan, police said.

9.   But according to media reports, the rebels still escaped with their captives.

10.   But impassable forests and thick banana plantations make it easy for the rebels to escape and hide after each attack.