31.   Home Minister L.K. Advani said Islamic separatists were trying to drive the Sikhs out of Kashmir, just as they had forced out many Hindus with previous attacks.

32.   However, the separatists have been cool to the idea and there is no such plan at present.

33.   In Quebec City, capital of the mostly French-speaking province, separatists were buoyant after one of their biggest, liveliest rallies of the campaign Sunday night.

34.   In Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir where Muslim separatists have been fighting a separatist war for nine years, stores have been shut since Monday.

35.   Indonesia has ruled out independence in Aceh province, another troubled area where separatists are also active.

36.   Indonesia defends its record, saying it is developing the economy and that separatists are responsible for many recent deaths.

37.   Luzhkov said he believes Chechen separatists might be behind the blast, or criminals angered by the new anti-crime decree.

38.   Mardiyanto suggested that East Timorese separatists may have been the infiltrators.

39.   Mission head Tim Guldimann said the separatists were ready for a meeting, but were demanding that the Russians stop hostilities first.

40.   Muslim separatists are on the prowl in the west.