21.   Khalili said the U.S.-led bombing has had some impact on the Taliban and it need not be suspended during the coming Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

22.   Summer is usually a festive time in the French capital, but two terrorist bombings have everyone on edge.

23.   The bombings have increased anti-American sentiment in Russia.

24.   The brief report seemed intended to erase suspicions that the bombing had a political motive.

25.   The bombing has all the hallmarks of previous Shining Path attacks, said a U.S. intelligence official, speaking in Washington and on condition of anonymity.

26.   The bombing had immediate effects.

27.   Up till now almost all suicide bombings have been carried out by Muslim religious groups such as Hamas and the Islamic Jihad.

28.   Up till now suicide bombings have been carried out by Muslim religious groups such as Hamas and the Islamic Jihad.

29.   The state-run Daily News said the bombings could have economic repercussions and asked people to remain calm and not to resort to anti-Tamil violence.

30.   John Magaw, director of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, said the bombing had the earmarks of a terrorist attack.