The governor blamed "Al Qaeda and terrorists" for the attacks.
Tass, in a report from Kabul, blamed "terrorists" for Wednesday's explosion.
He blamed terrorists for undermining Iraq's elected leaders, but he acknowledged that the country "needs an administrative revolution."
The Syrian government blamed "terrorists" for the massacre.
But he also blamed saboteurs and terrorists still hoping to destabilize the country for some of the city's security problems.
Israel expressed regret for the death, while blaming terrorists whom it described as hiding in a civilian population.
State media said it was a suicide attack and blamed terrorists.
Meanwhile, administration apologists blamed terrorists, not tax cuts, for record budget deficits.
Most sources simply blame unidentified Palestinian terrorists.
Sana, Syria's official news agency, blamed "terrorists" for the attack and said that mortars had been used.