1.   Instead, the bombing coincided with a massive acceleration of the Serb offensive.

2.   They did computer searches of almanac information to see whether the bombings coincided with historical anniversaries.

3.   Al-Hayat said the bombings coincided with an incursion by Turkish troops into northern Syria and skirmishes with Syrian army units.

4.   The bombing coincided with the first Indo-Pakistan official talks in three years in New Delhi, where the disputed Himalayan state was being discussed.

5.   The bombings coincided with a major Russian land and air offensive against separatist guerrillas in the breakaway North Caucasus republic of Chechnya.

6.   The bombings coincided with a major Russian military offensive against separatists in Chechnya -- a small mainly Moslem North Caucasus republic.

7.   The bombing coincided with efforts by Indian authorities to resume radio contact with Moslem militants holding four western tourists hostage since early July.

8.   The bombings coincided with a major Russian land and air offensive against separatist guerrillas in southern Chechnya.