61.   Dozens of policemen were hurt in the violence and two Kurds torched themselves, with three others surviving attempts to set themselves on fire.

62.   Retired air force colonel Mohammed Ali Adam Harun shot himself in the chest but survived the attempt with only two broken ribs, the agency said.

63.   The head of the Japanese police, who survived an assassination attempt believed linked to the Aum Supreme Truth cult, announced Tuesday he would step down this month.