21.   The Saudi police indicated that they were already treating the incident as a criminal matter.

22.   U.S. officials are treating the incident as a terrorist act and have promised to retaliate against the perpetrators.

23.   Annan also succeeded in convincing the Lebanese that the Israelis have withdrawn and the incidents should be treated as violations, she said.

24.   And the incident was being treated as a deliberate attack.

25.   Authorities in Chechnya and Russian media reports treated the incident as a hostage-taking.

26.   But she said the FAA was treating the incidents as unrelated.

27.   French newspapers treated the incident lightly, with the accent on Amiel reporting private remarks.

28.   Government spokesman Christos Stylianides said the government planned to treat the incident as a humanitarian issue and that all help will be offered to the passengers.

29.   Government spokesman Christos Stylianides said the government planned to treat the incident as a humanitarian issue and that assistance will be offered to the passengers.

30.   Kehoe refused to say if police were treating the incident as an accident or a suicide.