21.   Coup rumors abounded in Turkey for weeks before its collapse.

22.   Coup rumors have been circulating in Venezuela since the failed April putsch.

23.   Coup rumors abounded in Turkey for weeks before the Islamic-led government collapsed under pressure from the military and was replaced by a pro-secular one.

24.   Coup rumors often accompany political uncertainty in the Philippines, which suffered a rash of failed overthrow attempts after Marcos was ousted.

25.   Erbakan resigned last month amid coup rumors and under intense military pressure because of his Islamization policies.

26.   Even as lawmakers finished up the hearings, weekly coup rumors still send edgy Caracas residents scrambling to stock up on food.

27.   Few wounds are healed by congressional hearings, and Caracas again is awash in coup rumors.

28.   Her first few days in office have been plagued by coup rumors.

29.   In the Philippines, thousands of demonstrators were met on the streets by riot police amid coup rumors and terrorist threats.

30.   Initially, the impasse triggered coup rumors.