11.   Russia has long accused separatist rebels in Chechnya of being Islamic terrorists linked to Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda.

12.   Russian generals opened a public-relations front, accusing Chechen rebels of employing chemical warfare.

13.   Tests done on their clothing turned up traces of various kinds of explosives as well as cocaine, which some government officials accuse the rebels of trafficking.

14.   The government accuses rebels of mounting their attacks from civilian areas.

15.   The rebels are also accused of forcefully recruiting teen-age fighters who lived in the zone and using the territory as a safe place to hold kidnapping victims.

16.   U.N. officials on Friday accused Zairian rebels of trying to drive Hutu refugees to a slow death in the jungle.

17.   U.N. officials have accused the rebels of purposely driving the refugees to their deaths.

18.   Police accuse Muslim rebels but many fear the bombs may be linked to the trial.

19.   Police accuse the rebels of launching repeated attacks in recent weeks to try to provoke a harsh response that could prompt world leaders to order military attacks.

20.   Police blame Muslim extremists, the government accuses communist rebels and opposition politicians say Estrada allies staged the attacks to distract attention from the trial.