41.   In the north, Zairian officials insist the attackers are Rwandan soldiers.

42.   Initial reports had prompted speculation that the attackers might be Israeli settlers.

43.   It is also the first time in a spate of recent highly publicized school shootings that the accused attacker has been a girl.

44.   Largely Republican and male, the attackers have been generally recognized for what they were, misogynist and political.

45.   Just as shocking, their usual attackers were boyfriends or husbands, friends, authority figures and family members.

46.   Local people said the attackers were outsiders, but blacks said the attackers were at least abetted by county residents.

47.   M.A. Rowe said she and her husband believed that the attackers were willing to kill them.

48.   Many victims have said they believe their attackers were active-duty or former police officers.

49.   Mrs. Rowe told reporters at the Alpine hospital that she and her husband believed the attackers were willing to kill them.

50.   Neither attacker was activist in any organized group, showing that it could be difficult to spot troublemakers before they act.