11.   The bombing came a week after the rebels overran a major military base in northeastern Sri Lanka.

12.   The bombing came one day after gunmen opened fire on a car in Abkhazia, killing two people and kidnapping one, authorities said.

13.   The bombing came the same day Islamic insurgents threatened to attack wives of police and army officers unless authorities freed all women detained for collaborating with Muslim militants.

14.   The bombing came as Yugoslav army announced Monday it would withdraw some of its forces from Kosovo.

15.   The bombing came hours after Israeli warplanes twice attacked suspected guerrilla positions in south Lebanon.

16.   The bombing came just hours after opposition forces claimed Taliban jets bombed their stronghold in northern Faryab province.

17.   The bombing came on the anniversary that Zeroual, a retired general, was called in to run the country.

18.   The bombing came one day after police captured drug kingpin Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela.

19.   The bombing came hours after both sides took tentative first steps to carry out the truce agreement.

20.   The bombing came just hours after CIA chief George Tenet visited the area to push reforms that would make the Palestinian security services more effective in preventing terror attacks.