11.   Wimhurst accused anti-independence militiamen of fomenting the violence after making repeated threats against UNAMET personnel.

12.   Wimhurst accused anti-independence militiamen of fomenting the violence, the first directly targeted against the United Nations in the violence-wracked territory.

13.   Local residents accused Hutu militiamen known as Interahamwes of being behind the attack.

14.   The Afghan government accused Taliban militiamen besieging the city for the past month of launching the mid-day rocket attack.