21.   In his first public reaction to the strife, Moi accused political rivals Thursday of provoking the clashes.

22.   Iranian police stormed a Tehran university hostel before dawn Friday to arrest student leaders, provoking clashes that left several people injured, witnesses said.

23.   It was not immediately clear what provoked the clash.

24.   It was the second time police had arrested Oshiomole since the strike paralyzed commerce Wednesday across most Nigerian cities and provoked clashes in some places.

25.   No details of the Wednesday incident were available, except that the man who provoked the clash had been detained, the Interfax news agency reported.

26.   Recent attempts to cut staff provoked clashes with employee unions.

27.   Police stayed away from the protesters to avoid provoking clashes.

28.   Russia has long blamed the Kosovo Liberation Army for provoking clashes in the region.

29.   Recent attempts to cut staff provoked clashes with unions.

30.   South Korea has rejected the North Korean demand, saying that the clash was provoked by the North.