31.   If confirmed, the incident will mark the first time al-Qaeda members have been encountered in Indian-Kashmir.

32.   The two incidents marked an upsurge in rebel activity in the northern and eastern regions where the Tigers are leading a protracted battle to establish an independent Tamil homeland.

33.   The strike was relatively peaceful on Monday, but was marked by incidents of violence on Tuesday, he said.

34.   Yeltin also revealed the incident marked the first time he ever held the key that could trigger a Russian nuclear alert.

35.   Officials said the incident marked the first such big drug seizure linked to traffic at the Channel Tunnel.

36.   Recent returns of Moslems to villages within the Serb entity have been marked by incidents, notably in Jusici and Mahala in the northeast.

37.   Shepperd said the incident marked the first time an intercept of an airliner had set off a collision warning alarm.

38.   The incident marks the third time this year that Cubans hoping to flee the island for the United States stole a tugboat from a state-owned company.

39.   The incident marked the first case of US citizens being detained by Iraq at the border in nearly two years.

40.   The incident marked the first serious confrontation between the Serbs and NATO forces for some time.