51.   The militants targeted France to pressure the country to cease aid to its former colony.

52.   The militants targeted the village in an apparent attempt to distract Indian security forces whom they were fighting in nearby jungles, said Jagat.

53.   The militants usually target government offices and tourist sites with overnight attacks that rarely cause injuries.

54.   The militants have targeted genocide survivors, mostly minority Tutsis, out of fear of being identified as the killers.

55.   The militants often target Iranian government sites.

56.   The reason for the attack was not clear, but militants have often targeted Muslim civilians in the past, suspecting them of helping security forces.

57.   The reason for the attack is not clear but militants have often targeted Muslim civilians in the past, suspecting them of helping security forces.

58.   Though the militants frequently target police stations and other government offices with early morning bomb attacks and random gunfire, they have rarely caused injuries.

59.   Titi said the militants target Israeli civilians as revenge for Palestinian civilians who have died in Israeli military strikes.

60.   Islamic militants have targeted tourists as part of a violent campaign aimed at crippling the economy and toppling the secular government of President Hosni Mubarak.