31.   If confirmed the attack could mark the beginning of Serb attempts to recapture territory lost to the mainly-Moslem Bosnian army last month around Brugle.

32.   The attack marked the first coup attempt directly against Aristide since he returned to office in February.

33.   The attack marked the first time a movie producer has been targeted by suspected Moslem fundamentalists waging a campaign to unseat the military-backed government.

34.   The attack marked the first time a school had been targetted during the wave of civil unrest.

35.   The attack marks the fifth time the US presence in Miranshah has come under rocket fire in two months.

36.   The attempted mortar attack also marked the first military action by Hamas since Sunday, when Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat demanded an end to armed operations against Israel.

37.   The dramatic attack could mark an effort by the guerrillas to try to get president-elect Ernesto Samper to the bargaining table.

38.   The latest attacks also marked the first such wave of car bombs by the militants in their nearly three-year campaign to overturn the government.