31.   But the North, accusing the South of abducting its citizens, has threatened unspecified retaliation.

32.   But the council also threatened retaliation if Ocalan is executed.

33.   Chavancy said a local Serb commander threatened retaliation.

34.   Clansmen of a Somali detained in Rome on suspicion of murdering two Italian journalists threatened retaliation against Italians on Wednesday, unless their relative is freed.

35.   Chinese leaders have threatened no retaliation for the bombing.

36.   China has rejected the charges and threatened retaliation.

37.   Clinton administration to clamp down on trade as China threatens retaliation.

38.   Despite its extensive testing of biological weapons, Iraq is not known to have used them during the Gulf War largely because the U.S. threatened severe retaliation.

39.   Extremist groups have condemned the arrests as political and religious persecution, and threatened retaliation.

40.   Extremist Islamic groups, meanwhile, threatened retaliation for the airstrikes on Iraq.