11.   Israeli leaders blamed the attack on Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, noting that he has released militants from his prisons.

12.   Port-au-Prince Mayor Evans Paul blamed the attack on a rival political faction.

13.   Police blamed the attack on Shining Path guerrillas.

14.   Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Israel blamed the attack on the Palestinian Authority, which he said failed to control the mob that attacked the soldiers.

15.   State-run television in Yugoslavia blamed the attack on NATO pilots, saying they bombed the refugee convoy.

16.   The attack was widely blamed on the Armed Islamic Group.

17.   The governor of Nablus has blamed the attack on an Israeli undercover squad, which allegedly shot at him from a passing car.

18.   The Israeli government blamed the attack on the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat.

19.   The Namibian government promptly blamed the attack on the Angolan rebels from Unita, who have denied the charges.

20.   The U.S. government has blamed those attacks on Osama bin Laden, the wealthy Saudi who is being protected by the Taliban regime.