71.   Pakistan says it has already taken strong action against extremists, including banning the two groups allegedly responsible for the parliament attack.

72.   Police said the killers were members of the outlawed Maoist Communist Centre, a group responsible for a series of brutal killings in the region.

73.   The bombings have been blamed on the Abu Sayyaf, a Moslem extremist group responsible for past bombings and kidnappings of Christian targets in Zamboanga and nearby areas.

74.   The Hezbollah official denied that members of the group responsible for the ambush had been killed.

75.   The lack of control over armed groups responsible for terror attacks prompted the operation by Israeli forces into the West Bank that began last month, he added.