The C.I.A. declined comment and the embassies of Egypt and Pakistan in Australia did not responded to questions.

As both military police and marine reaction forces responded to the embassy, a stalemate ensued.

The promotional video for "Maljčiki" was banned on national television and some radio stations after the Soviet embassy responded.

The embassy responded negatively in principle, adding that "US reaction to such a move cannot be determined in advance but would depend on circumstances at time".

The Soviet embassy responded by warning Amin of the assassination attempt, thereby saving him from certain death.

London's Japanese embassy responded that their government had already apologised for previous war crimes.

To this the embassy responded negatively in principle - adding, however, that, "U.S. reaction to such move cannot be determined in advance but would depend on circumstances at time."

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requested the Chinese embassy to the U.S. provide a travel document to Zheng so that he could be deported; the embassy responded that the Chinese government initially could find no record of Zheng and needed more time to perform research.

The embassy responded that Wang had "sneaked in . . . and disrupted its normal functioning" of the event.