1. The fresh violence came as Defense Minister George Fernandes was in the desert state in an effort to quell the violence. 2. The latest violence came as a European Parliament fact-finding mission was preparing to end a five-day visit to the violence-torn North African country. 3. The latest violence came as President Clinton was becoming more involved in trying to rescue the disintegrating peace process. 4. The renewed violence came as Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee vowed Sunday to avenge the Gujarat deaths. 5. The violence came a day before local elections were to be held in Karachi and several other cities. 6. The violence came after meetings in London failed to produce a breakthrough in stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. 7. The violence came as Home Minister Indrajit Gupta arrived in Srinagar to assess the situation ahead of upcoming local elections. 8. The violence came before a Cabinet session was to begin, but no one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. 9. The violence came as a U.N. fact-finding mission into the violence that has continued unabated in Algeria for the last six years continued its work. 10. The violence came as Algeria officially opened its campaign for legislative elections. |