21.   The statement confirmed initial suspicions that the blast was caused by an incendiary device.

22.   Wesley S. Scholz, head of the United States delegation, told The Associated Press on Friday that the new agency should expect some initial suspicion from business.

23.   Initial suspicions pointed to Corsican separatists, who have carried out a number of bomb attacks on symbols of the French state on the mainland in recent weeks.

24.   Initial suspicion points to a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber carrying out the attack, police said.

25.   Izetbegovic said the announcement of results from areas under Bosnian Serb control confirmed his initial suspicions of irregularities.