31.   Algerian authorities blamed the violence on rowdy youths and not on political grounds.

32.   Although authorities blamed external forces, many Islamic militants inside Pakistan have close links to al-Qaida.

33.   As in the subway attack, authorities blamed sarin, a nerve gas developed by the Nazis in World War II.

34.   Authorities also blamed ETA for that attack.

35.   Authorities blame ex-Mobutu loyalists in the alleged coup plot against Joseph Kabila.

36.   Authorities blame illegal drugs for many other crimes, saying offenders often are under the influence of drugs.

37.   Authorities blame Islamic militants.

38.   Authorities blame separatists seeking to free the Muslim region from Chinese rule.

39.   Authorities blame the blasts on Islamic militants from breakaway Chechnya.

40.   Authorities blame the bloodshed on Islamic militants trying to topple the military-backed regime.