71.   The attacks came as Russian Interior Minister Anatoly Kulikov was due to hold talks in Grozny Sunday with Chechen separatist leaders.

72.   The attacks came as Sri Lankans began voting in the presidential elections.

73.   The attacks came as the UN Security Council was set to adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Yemeni conflict.

74.   The attack came as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak arrived on an official visit to Japan.

75.   The attack came as PLO chairman Yasser Arafat met Rabin at the Erez checkpoint into the Gaza Strip.

76.   The attack came as the Zagreb governement opened its tourist season, which is vital to its economy.

77.   The attack came as thousands of demonstrators were protesting against alleged desecration of the Koran, the Moslem holy book.

78.   The attacks came as Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was preparing to ask parliament to extend the three-month emergency measures imposed to counter the rebellion.

79.   The bomb attack came as this largely Christian city remained on alert for retaliatory attacks by the Moslem fundamentalist group Abu Sayyaf.

80.   The attack came amidst a generalized Croatian offensive against breakaway Serbs here that began early Monday.