41.   Arafat told reporters he had received a statement from HAMAS denying responsiblity for the knife attack.

42.   Bruges police also released a Chelsea fan without charge after deciding there was insufficient evidence following a knife attack before the game.

43.   But the ballot was marred by several incidents, including a knife attack, as opposition groups claimed their supporters had been arrested and intimidated.

44.   Egyptian Nobel prize-winning novelist Naguib Mafouz was making a good recovery Saturday after surgery for the knife attack he suffered the previous day, hospital officials said.

45.   Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian Friday after he wounded a soldier in a knife attack near the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, military officials said.

46.   Knife attacks on officers have been increasing and last week a constable was stabbed to death in Glasgow, Scotland.

47.   Terrence Swanson, a crewman of the US guided-missile frigate McClusky, was indicted for the knife attack near the Sasebo naval base, they said.

48.   The background and motivation of the man who killed Murai in a televised knife attack Sunday evening are still unclear, police said.

49.   The background and motivation of the man who killed Murai in the televised knife attack on Sunday are still unclear, police said.