21.   Hezbollah vowed last week to retaliate and extend the scope of its anti-Israeli attacks over the abduction.

22.   An Israeli military spokesman said Monday that Israel was considering extending the scope of its military operation to include the Sidon region.

23.   Lawyers said extending the scope of special courts would hasten the prosecution of child abuse cases and discourage paedophiles.

24.   The information prompted police to apply for a further search warrant enabling them to extend the scope of their renewed excavations, he said.