1. Both groups claimed responsibility for the earlier bombings. 2. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said that interrogations of detainees had revealed a report that two senior leaders had been killed in earlier bombings. 3. She spoke knowledgeably about Islam, earlier bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa and the destroyer Cole. 4. They knew Israeli leaders, Arafat and President Clinton had said nothing could do that, including earlier bombings. 5. Ayyash, the mastermind of earlier bombings, was killed in January in an explosion widely attributed to Israel. 6. Canadian peacekeepers, some who were taken hostage with other UN troops after earlier bombings, have also since been moved out of Serb-held territory. 7. Hamas said it had carried out the earlier bombings in Haifa and Jerusalem. 8. Human rights activists said police responded to the earlier bombings by indiscriminately detaining and harassing minorities. 9. No one was hurt in earlier bombings but minor damage occurred. 10. On the list are Osama bin Laden, his two top deputies and several members of his al-Qaida network implicated in earlier bombings overseas against U.S. interests. |