1.   It blamed the shootings on armed Lithuanians rather than soldiers, and suggested that cars rather than tanks were responsible for running over several civilians.

2.   Anti-aircraft fire boomed over Baghdad early Wednesday, but U.S. officials denied attacking the Iraqi capital, and blamed the shooting on skittish Iraqi gunners firing at phantom targets.

3.   Afghan officials blamed the shooting on remnants of the Taliban and Al Qaeda terror network.

4.   But he has made a point not to blame the shooting on the injuries.

5.   District Attorney Richard Read agreed that Solomon suffers from depression, but said the shooting cannot be blamed on his condition.

6.   He blamed the shooting on a black man.

7.   Police blamed the shootings on infighting between the two MQM factions, which represent mohajirs, or Muslims who migrated from India.

8.   A senator blamed the shooting on sympathizers of the former army regime.

9.   Afghan officials blamed the shooting on Taliban or al-Qaida fugitives and said they feared more attacks.

10.   Ahmed blamed the shooting on the conflict between rival factions of a militant group that has recently terrorized eastern and central neighborhoods of Karachi.