51.   The operation was launched after the accident Wednesday.

52.   The rebel Internet website kavkaz.org said the rebel attack was launched after Russian troops fired on a demonstration of women.

53.   The Seoul government has continued a crackdown on dissidents and leftists launched after the death of North Korean supremo Kim Il-Sung.

54.   The UAE has sought to bolster its army in multi-billion-dollar programme launched after the Gulf War.

55.   UN spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Piere Briere said the SAM was launched just after midday at the warplane but failed to hit its target.

56.   Sources said the police assault was launched after the five or six gunmen who seized the plane at Algiers airport on Saturday killed another hostage.

57.   The campaign is to be launched after the Friday prayers and involve reports on Bosnia-Hercegovina and interviews with local and foreign officials as well as intellectuals.

58.   The agency said the nine Kurdish rebels were killed in an operation launched after the Gurumlu attack, but gave no other details.

59.   The attack was launched minutes after the parliament adjourned.

60.   The action appeared to be part of a countrywide operation launched after a high-level probe into the massive bomb blast started early Monday.