The American and British bombings followed closely after their departure.

The bombing followed a series of Government warnings about terrorist threats, including bulletins discussing concealed plastic explosives.

The bombing followed another day of Israeli military action in the West Bank.

The bombing in Baghdad followed a grimly familiar pattern.

The bombings followed a pattern of attacks in and around Chechnya recently.

The bombing in Kabul followed a period of relative quiet in the city.

The bombings on Saturday followed two days of air attacks by the government on rebel-held positions in the north of the country.

That bombing followed a series of security warnings, which were not made public until after the disaster.

The bombing followed a violent crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists in the province.

'Prepare for War' The bombings have followed other ominous signs of white resistance to change.