31.   He said Ahmed blamed the killing on opponents determined to provoke hostile relations between Iran and the Taliban.

32.   His family blamed the killing on the Irish National Liberation Army, a Catholic-based group that has also shunned the peace process.

33.   In a statement read out at the rally, however, the Buddhist protesters blamed the killing on local gangsters.

34.   In a radio address, Hun Sen blamed the killing on alleged attempts by his political rivals to strengthen their power by stalling the defection of Khmer Rouge guerrillas.

35.   In a radio address, Hun Sen obliquely blamed the killing on Ranariddh and interference in handling Khmer Rouge defections.

36.   Iraq has blamed the killing of a senior Iranian cleric in southern Iraq on foreign elements, newspapers reported Sunday.

37.   Karzai had blamed the killing on a feud among members of his own government although witnesses earlier said the minister was killed by irate pilgrims.

38.   Karzai blamed the killing on a feud among members of his own government although witnesses earlier said the minister was killed by irate pilgrims.

39.   Karzai blamed the killing on a feud among members of his own government.

40.   Karzai has blamed the killing on a feud among members of his own administration.