31.   The man fled after the attack, and police said there was no apparent motive.

32.   Theft had been the apparent motive of the killing, the reports added.

33.   There was no apparent motive for that attack either.

34.   There was no apparent motive for the killing, according to police, although the doctor is a known mohajir supporter.

35.   There was no apparent motive for the shooting, Thessner said.

36.   There were no immediately apparent motives for the killings.

37.   He said theft was the apparent motive and the intruders fled when UN soliders arrived.

38.   An RUC spokesman said there was no apparent motive for the attack, and police sources said Protestant paramilitaries were believed involved.

39.   There was no apparent motive for the incident, which involved a hunting rifle.

40.   There is no apparent motive behind the threat.