91.   The Russians captured the city from Chechen independence fighters in some of the heaviest artillery and aerial bombardments since World War II.

92.   The Tigers had said aerial bombardments had reduced Kilinochchi to rubble with virtually every concrete structure damaged.

93.   The Tigers had said that aerial bombardments had reduced Kilinochchi to rubble with virtually every concrete structure damaged.

94.   They said aerial bombardments in recent days had resulted in considerable casualties.

95.   There was no immediate word of LTTE casualties in the aerial bombardment.

96.   Troops also continued assaults on western villages, including Samashki, where thousands of civilians have been trapped for more than a week amid artillery and aerial bombardments.

97.   Rights organisations have also accused government forces of resorting to aerial bombardments that often affected Tamil civilians.

98.   Security forces have responded to such attacks in the past with massive sweeps of outlying areas, often using helicopters and aerial bombardment.

99.   Russian troops continued their assaults on western villages, including Samashki, where thousands of civilians have been trapped for more than a week under artillery and aerial bombardments.

100.   The dicovery of World War II bombs is frequent in German cities, which suffered massive aerial bombardment from British and US planes.