41.   Desertions and attacks by troops on other men have become a frequent occurrence in the Russian army where recruits have to undergo harsh initiation rites.

42.   Israeli newspapers reported at the end of June that an Israeli teenager had stabbed to death another boy as an initiation rite for a satanic sect.

43.   It said the two had assaulted the victim for a second time after the initiation rites were completed.

44.   The initiation rites usually take about two days, the Dalai Lama told those seeking knowledge.