31.   Previous bombings attacks have been claimed by the Muslim militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

32.   Previous bus bomb attacks have been claimed by Muslim militant groups opposed to peace talks with Israel.

33.   The attack was claimed by another outlawed gang, the Loyalist Volunteers, who have recruited both UDA and UVF members disillusioned with the peace process.

34.   The attack was claimed by Hamas, a militant Muslim Palestinian faction.

35.   The attack was claimed by Palestinian militants opposed to the Israel-PLO peace talks.

36.   The attack was claimed by the Armed Islamic Group-Western Emirate.

37.   The attack was claimed by the Islamic Resistance Movement, or Hamas, a fundamentalist group fighting the Israel-PLO accord.

38.   The attack was claimed by the Lebanese Resistance Brigades, a Hezbollah-backed guerrilla group fighting Israeli occupation forces in the south.

39.   The attacks were claimed by Palestinian Muslim militants of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

40.   The attacks were claimed by the Muslim fundamentalist Hamas movement, which opposes the Israeli-Arab peace process.