1.   It is extraordinarily rare, lawyers said, for a criminal suspect to appear before a grand jury investigating him.

2.   Lamb said said that the suspect did not appear nervous during the holdups.

3.   Law-enforcement officials said that they had no reason believe that drugs were involved in the disputes, and that the suspect appeared to have no criminal record.

4.   McBride also said that the suspect appeared to have been traveling by foot but that this did not mean he did not have a car nearby.

5.   The suspects at first appeared to be placed under house arrest and asked to leave the country.

6.   Thereafter, the usual suspects appear in order.

7.   While investigators said the suspects appeared to be involved in constructing a weapon, they said they had no clear indications of any specific plans to use it.

8.   All three suspects appeared tired and emotional.

9.   Austrian Police said the suspects did not appear to have a connection to a Belgian child sex-abuse ring headed by Marc Dutroux.