21.   A number of militant groups, including Hamas, Islamic Jihad and radical PLO factions, have offices in Damascus.

22.   A radical faction of the PLO claimed responsibility.

23.   A radical PLO faction has claimed responsibility for the killing of Zeevi on Wednesday in a Jerusalem hotel.

24.   A radical PLO faction suspected by Palestinian police denied involvement.

25.   A radical Palestinian faction said it carried out the assassination to avenge the killing of its leader by Israel two months ago.

26.   A radical Palestinian faction that pioneered airliner hijackings a quarter-century ago condemned terrorism Monday but pledged to continue its struggle against Israel.

27.   A reconciliation meeting scheduled next week between PLO chairman Yasser Arafat and the leader of a rival radical faction has been postponed, a spokesman said Thursday.

28.   A small radical PLO faction, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, claimed responsibility.

29.   Above all the followers of all the radical factions in Israel should not have been allowed to carry arms and act as bandits, particularly in the occupied territories.

30.   Algerian officials said one of the hijackers was a member of the Armed Islamic Group, the most radical Muslim extremist faction in Algeria.