1.   At first the attackers used knives.

2.   Israeli radio reported that Palestinian attackers used a hand grenade in an assault on one fortification.

3.   Mike Fretello said a friend had recently had his car taken by force a few blocks from the mall when the attacker used a billy-club.

4.   One possibility could be that attackers used the American-made Stinger missle, widely distributed to Afghan rebels by the CIA.

5.   One possibility could be that attackers used the American-made Stinger missile, widely distributed to Afghan rebels by the Central Intelligence Agency.

6.   Separately, a University of Chicago law professor, Stephen Schulhofer, argues that rape law is too narrowly focused on whether an attacker uses violence.

7.   Several rape victims gave emotional testimony Tuesday in support of stricter penalties for possession and use of the drug Rohypnol which their attackers allegedly used to incapacitate them.

8.   She twice called her husband as the plane was being hijacked and described some details, including that the attackers were using knife-like instruments.

9.   The attackers used high-power rifles to carry out the attacks, police said.

10.   The attackers used axes and knives to kill their victims, AFP quoted unnamed survivors as saying.