11.   No motive was suggested for the slayings, but the ITAR-Tass news agency said police suspect a rebel group.

12.   No motive was suggested for his murder.

13.   No motive was suggested for the slayings, but Russians have long been the target of rebel groups opposing the hard-line government.

14.   No suspects were caught and no motive was suggested, the report said.

15.   No known motive was suggested.

16.   No motive has been suggested.

17.   On Saturday, Mobutu suggested a motive.

18.   Police made no arrests and did not suggest a motive.

19.   State police and prosecutors also suggested varying motives, ranging from vengeance for earlier slayings to drug trafficking, from guerrilla incursions to land disputes.

20.   The report did not suggest a motive for either.