71.   Israeli media revealed last week that Israel for years has discarded blood donations from Ethiopians for fear the blood might be tainted with the AIDS virus.

72.   Many blood experts argued it was wrong to encourage blood donations when they were not needed to treat victims of the terrorist attacks.

73.   Local hospitals were overwhelmed with the wounded Monday, according to officials, who issued an urgent appeal for blood donations.

74.   Loudspeakers at the hospital blared out a call for blood donations and dozens of people, both Sunni and Shiite Muslims, lined up to donate blood.

75.   Messele charged that the recommendations mean that all blood donations from Ethiopian immigrants would still be rejected.

76.   Officials made radio appeals for blood donations.

77.   Officials at the largest hospital, which serves the entire district, declared an emergency and put out a plea for blood donations.

78.   Officials made an urgent plea for blood donations and medical help.

79.   Rescue officials had appealed for blood donations through the week, but some centers had to turn donors away Friday, overwhelmed by the response.

80.   Rescue officials had appealed for blood donations, but some centers had to turn donors away Friday, overwhelmed by the response.