1.   Syrian sources claimed that logistical problems had delayed the release of Erriquez and confirmed that he would soon be freed.

2.   DPK sources claimed that aerial and artillery bombardment had been employed against Kurdish refugees.

3.   Opposition sources also claimed that a number of senior civil and military officers had recently been detained or executed for anti-government activities.

4.   Unconfirmed local sources claimed that the rebels had been using tourist convoys to transport weapons from Algeria.

5.   Polisario sources claimed that in a recent internal investigation he had been found guilty of corruption and diversion of funds.

6.   Loyalist sources have also claimed that the murder of prison officer Jim Peacock, whose funeral is taking place today, was linked to the incident.

7.   However, since Ecstasy is a designer drug, a competent chemist can make it anywhere and underworld sources claim it is produced in the region.

8.   A seemingly reliable source claims that Boston is the only major American city never to have reported an Elvis sighting.