1.   Clergy emphasized that Islam decries the killing of the innocent.

2.   Hindu leaders in Trinidad have decried the killings and denied their religion condones live sacrifice.

3.   Newspapers, magazines and environmental groups decried the killings.

4.   The president-elect in neighboring Nigeria, which is undergoing a transformation from military to civilian rule, decried the killing as a military takeover.

5.   Yet the president-elect in neighboring Nigeria, which is undergoing a transformation from military to civilian rule, decried the killing as a military takeover.