"We were afraid that people would be afraid of making fools of themselves but on average about 50 people have taken part each day, " the association's spokesman, Alvaro Vidal, told AFP.

举办方发言人维达尔.阿尔瓦罗告诉我们说：“原来我们还担心人们害怕被人嘲笑而不敢参加比赛，但是没想到每天平均有50人参加比赛。”

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At a news conference in Benghazi, a spokesman for Libya's Transitional National Council said the people of Misrata were exposed to random shelling.

在班加西举行的一次新闻发布会上，利比亚过渡国民理事会一名发言人表示，米苏拉塔人民随时暴露在炮火的攻击之下。

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Earlier, the spokesman for the investigations committee of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office said there were 132 people on board.

早前，俄罗斯检察署调查部门的发言人说，飞机上共有132人。

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Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili told VOA that huge problems remain from last year's war, including the large number of people displaced by the fighting.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

It is for the future generations of this country." Waheed Omar,a spokesman for President Karzai's campaign, said they believe the election is the right of the Afghan people.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

While Israel has imposed a partial freeze on construction in the West Bank, government spokesman Mark Regev says that does not apply to Jerusalem, which Israel says is the eternal capital of the Jewish people.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

The police spokesman said the majority of the 27 people arrested since the police service announced the investigation last month were referees.

BBC: SPORT | Football | African | Police arrest Safa official

The spokesman indicated that cases of people displaying unusual behavior near the White House grounds happen frequently.

CNN: Secret Service detains man after 'unusual' behavior near White House

But an army spokesman told the BBC that people of the area will need help from national and international aid groups in the rehabilitation and reconstruction process in the weeks ahead.

BBC: The remote corner of Pakistan flattened by an earthquake