The Israelis had halted their armored raids, and they had stopped hunting accused militants from the skies.

Most observers accused Islamist militants, but some locals suspect army involvement.

Authorities accused Islamic militants of trying to blow up an explosives-laden car near the Canadian Embassy.

After a suicide bomber in a bus killed three more, General Zinni, who retired from the Marines, accused Palestinian militants of trying to thwart his mission.

Egypt accuses militants based in Pakistan of directing extremist groups at home over the last two years.

Though no group has yet claimed responsibility, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused Islamist militants of carrying out the attack, condemning the "terrorist attack".

India accuses Pakistan-based Islamic militants of attacking Indian targets.

The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan sentenced 15 accused Islamic militants to prison on Tuesday for what it described as their involvement in terrorist attacks this spring.

The officials all but accused Kurdish militants of the attack, which left six dead, but the main militant group, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, denied involvement.

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