1.   Amnesty wants the Algerian authorities to launch investigations into all past and present brutalities, and bring those responsible to justice.

2.   Algerian authorities are not yet prepared to take that route.

3.   Algerian authorities said that under the pseudonym Abou Fares, Benouif was also closely linked with the outlawed Armed Islamic Group in Algeria.

4.   First reports said four gunmen were involved in the attack, but the Algerian authorities said Sunday there were at least five on the plane.

5.   In according the two men house arrest last fall, the Algerian authorities invited them to negotiate an end to the deadly war between the government and militants.

6.   The Algerian authorities, who have rebuffed past outside attempts to negotiate a reconciliation with the Islamic movement, reacted with indignation.

7.   The Algerian authorities indicated they would pursue the Islamic guerrillas they hold responsible with all the means at their disposal.

8.   The agreement requires the approval of the European Union and ratification by Algerian authorities.

9.   The Algerian authorities outlawed the Front and began a systematic campaign against fundamentalists.

10.   The organization wants the Algerian authorities to launch investigations into all past and present brutalities, and bring those responsible to justice.