1.   The bombing came during a series of fierce hailstorms, adding a striking backdrop to the scene of the broken storefront and the armies of investigators and rescue workers.

2.   The bombing came amid an upswing in the European hotels market, which is being led by growth in occupancy rates in London.

3.   The bombing came on the same day that Israel troops and Palestinian gunmen engaged in skirmishes elsewhere in Gaza.

4.   The bombings Saturday came as a shock, since there had been no violence of any significance on previous anniversaries of the Ayodhya incident.

5.   The bombings have come so frequently that they have become almost ritualized.

6.   The bombing eventually came, in March.

7.   The bombing Friday came just three days after a conciliatory meeting in Gaza between Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

8.   The suicide bombings will come back.

9.   Then came the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, prompting a new wave of security concerns at federal facilities.

10.   Then came the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City.