81.   The two hardline Palestinian groups are violently opposed to the PLO-Israeli autonomy deal.

82.   Their tactics, however, have triggered accusations that the Algerian government is using death squads to eliminate anyone suspected of involvement in hardline Islamic groups or supporting them.

83.   The US ambassador to Moscow, Thomas Pickering, noted in a recent interview that hardline Russian nationalist groups had already had a strong impact on Russian foreign policymaking.

84.   Three hardline Islamic groups demanding the departure of US troops from Saudi Arabia have claimed responsibility for the attack.

85.   Under heavy pressure, Arafat has moved against hardline Islamic militant groups such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

86.   Three hardline Palestinian groups opposed to the Middle East peace talks on Wednesday denied US allegations that they had funds stashed away in the United States.

87.   Two hardline MNLF breakaway groups also oppose the agreement and have vowed to continue fighting for a separate Moslem state in Mindanao.

88.   Thousands of fighters have lain down their arms under a partial amnesty, while two hardline groups remain active.

89.   Unconfirmed reports have said the suspected assassin was a member of the hardline Palestinian group Abu Nidal detained last November.

90.   Israel early Monday shot dead a member of the hardline Islamic group Hamas as he reportedly tried to escape arrest in a Palestinian-controlled area of Hebron.