21.   His maneuverings bore the hallmarks of his centrist campaign to the top.

22.   No group immediately claimed responsibility for the shooting but the attack bore the hallmarks of the armed separatist group ETA.

23.   No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which bore the hallmarks of Muslim militants.

24.   No group immediately claimed responsibility for the shooting but the attack bore the hallmarks of the armed Basque separatist group ETA.

25.   No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but it bore the hallmarks of the Basque separatist group ETA.

26.   No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but a police officer in Colombo said it bore the hallmark of the Tamil Tiger rebels.

27.   No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, but they bore the hallmarks of the armed separatist organization ETA.

28.   On Wednesday, government spokesman Ravinatha Aryasinha said the attack bore the hallmarks of the Tamil Tigers.

29.   Police spokesman Capt. Etienne Terblanche said though the killings bore the hallmarks of an organized crime hit, all possibilities, including robbery, were being investigated.

30.   The attack was not claimed, but bore the hallmark of armed Islamic extremists.