21.   The claim was retracted Thursday.

22.   The army later retracted both claims, saying the only weapons found on the youths were the knives.

23.   The foundation denied it and Posada retracted the claim.

24.   They demanded that Japan retract its claim and apologize.

25.   They later retracted their claim, saying they had mistranslated the names on the coffins.

26.   Those claims were retracted Thursday.

27.   HAMAS later retracted its claim and said the man, Essam Mehana Ismail, was an Egyptian.

28.   It was later announced, however, that Baruah had retracted the claim.

29.   Assam Health Minister Kamala Kalita, however, later announced Baruah had retracted the claim.

30.   But he retracted his claim late Wednesday after a two-day police search of the area uncovered nothing but a pair of old shoes.