1.   He noted that the attacks, attributed to Catholic dissidents, came on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, an important feast day for Catholics.

2.   Passengers said the cars were especially full of children because so many families were headed south for the most important feast day of the Muslim calendar.

3.   His release, a day before an important Shiite Muslim feast, is believed to be deliberate.

4.   It is the most important feast on the Islamic calendar.

5.   It is celebrated by Muslims around the world, and is regarded as the most important feast in the Islamic calendar.

6.   The Iran News daily said Gholamhossein Karbaschi is likely to be freed on Thursday, when Iran marks an important Shiite Muslim feast.

7.   The Iran News daily said Gholamhossein Karbaschi was likely to be freed on Thursday, when Iran marks an important Shiite Muslim feast.

8.   The timing of his release, a day before an important Shiite Muslim feast, was believed to be have been deliberate.

9.   The timing of his release, a day before an important Shiite Muslim feast, is believed to be deliberate.

10.   It was a bloodless operation which met no resistance and coincided with the most important Moslem feast of Al-Adha.