1.   Arafat has moved against Hamas in the past, sometimes arresting hundreds of activists in retaliation for suicide attacks against Israel.

2.   In an attempt to put an end to the violence, earlier this week authorities swept through homes and offices of known Muslim extremists, arresting hundreds.

3.   International human rights organizations have accused Libya of arresting hundreds of suspected political opponents, subjecting many to torture and holding some without charge for years.

4.   Since the bombing Pakistani police, paramilitary Rangers and intelligence agents have fanned out across the county arresting hundreds of suspected militants.

5.   The three were killed just hours after police began arresting hundreds of Muslim militants, mostly in the eastern Punjab capital of Lahore.

6.   Turkish authorities have been arresting hundreds of would-be refugees.

7.   The fundamentalist Moslem Brotherhood on Friday accused Egyptian authorities of arresting hundreds of members of the organisation which is officially banned but tolerated in Egypt.