"I swiftly and clearly deny them."

Israel swiftly denied the specific allegation and analysts expressed doubts about its reliability.

Nothing," she denied swiftly, and then after a moment, "I don't know.

'Not - not at all,' she denied swiftly, a catch in her voice.

Madan swiftly denied any involvement citing he had split from the other co-producers after the success of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa.

He then swiftly denied the numerous procedural motions Snepp's lawyer made.

Mr. Sarkozy's office swiftly denied revealing any confidential information about "a possible intrusion."

Washington swiftly denied these allegations, with both U.S. Navy and State Department officials calling the reports inaccurate.

A foreign ministry spokesman swiftly denied the report; later requests to the Taliban for comment about the news account went unanswered.

But the judge in the case swiftly denied the request.