21.   The nearly weeklong hostage crisis left scores of civilians dead and wounded, and publicly humiliated the government.

22.   The United States assailed Israel on Friday for attacks that have left scores of Palestinians dead.

23.   Indonesia has in recent months been rocked by a series of ethnic and religious riots that has left scores of deaths.

24.   At the same time last year, rebel incursions into Guinea left a score of people dead.

25.   Bitter fighting between rival Kurdish factions has left scores of dead at Halabja in Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdish sources said Monday.

26.   East Timor has seen a series of riots over recent months that have left scores of people dead.

27.   Ethnic and religious violence has left scores of people dead and hundreds of building damaged or burned since October.

28.   The United States has been hit by a spate of high school shootings in recent years which have left scores of youngsters dead or injured.

29.   The violence has left scores of people injured and detained.

30.   The University of Zimbabwe authorities Wednesday condemned police brutality during recent students riots that left scores injured and tens of thousands of dollars worth of property damaged.