21.   Iranians believe Mazeh, a French citizen of Moroccan origin, intended to kill Rushdie, but British police have dismissed this theory.

22.   Last week, Romanian police dismissed a police chief in the southern city of Craiova who was accused of leaking information to gang members about the investigation.

23.   Nazim said he preyed on criminals, making it likely police would have dismissed previous killings as the result of gang feuds.

24.   Police dismissed his purported firearms licenses as forgeries.

25.   Police dismissed the claim, saying Abu Sayyaf lacked the capability.

26.   Police dismissed the possibility the Ellalan Force was involved in the attack, saying the group in the past had only claimed responsibility for minor bombings.

27.   Police dismissed the possibility that the Ellalan Force was involved in the attack, since the group in the past had only claimed responsibility for minor bomb attacks.

28.   Thai police dismissed press reports that the meeting came under fire from Cambodian government soldiers inside Cambodia.

29.   The newspaper, quoting unidentified sources, said police dismissed it as the work of a crank.

30.   The woman said she lied at first because she feared police would dismiss her complaint.