1.   The killing follows a series of brutal attacks on tourists.

2.   The killings followed a rally to relaunch the ANC Youth League and a protest rally in Johannesburg by Inkatha supporters.

3.   The court heard the killing followed a row over money from the sale of illegal drugs.

4.   Other, related killings follow, prompting multiple, overlapping investigations.

5.   Police say the killings followed a long-running dispute between the Luisi clan and the Clementes.

6.   The alleged mass killings follow reports that thousands of foreign Taliban soldiers have seized control of Kunduz from local Taliban authorities.

7.   The killing followed renewed conflict last week over a school for Catholic girls, Holy Cross, that is inside a Protestant area.

8.   The killing followed several recent robberies of token booths in Brooklyn, law enforcement officials said.

9.   The killings follow an Israeli policy of assassinating suspected Palestinian militants.