1.   Although security forces blamed the militants for the blaze, the rebels said the government troops were responsible.

2.   But the government blamed Islamic militants.

3.   Gandhi blamed militants on both sides for the violence.

4.   India blamed militants operating from terrorist bases in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir for the attack near Jammu, the winter capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

5.   India blamed Pakistani militants, although American officials said they did not believe that Musharraf was involved.

6.   India blamed Islamic militants based in Pakistan for the assault.

7.   Most said they wanted to return to Rwanda and blamed Hutu militants from the former Rwandan army and militias for holding them hostage for the last two years.

8.   Palestinian militants were blamed.

9.   Were the police posing as Afghanis in an attempt to trap the real militants, or were they committing crimes so the militants would be blamed?

10.   While security forces blamed the militants for setting the shrine of a Muslim Sufi saint afire, the rebels said that Indian troops were responsible for the blaze.