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Sanan said the hostages at the Myanmar embassy had comprised 
                        04:46 a.m. Oct 02, 1999 Eastern 

                        Sanan said the hostages at the Myanmar embassy
had comprised 51
                        Myanmar nationals and another 38 people of other
nationalities, all of whom
                        were released unharmed by the assailants.
Earlier reports by police and
                        other officials had put the number of hostages
at up to 40-45. 

                        ``During this 25 hours we are pleased that no
one was harmed and now
                        everyone is free,'' Sanan said. 

                        Sanan said the Thai authorities were pursuing a
criminal case against the
                        attackers, who flew out of Bangkok earlier on
two helicopters provided by
                        the Thai authorities. 

                        He said Thailand would have to adopt a stricter
attitude towards Myanmar
                        students in exile in future but gave no details:
``We will proceed with our
                        criminal investigations,'' he said. 


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