11. Three policemen were killed Tuesday when suspected Tamil Tiger rebels exploded a Claymore mine near the vehicle in which they were traveling, the military said. 12. Three Russian riot police were killed and four were wounded when a land mine exploded under their truck in the capital Grozny, an official said Saturday. 13. Two police officers were wounded when a bomb exploded near a hotel, and eight other blasts wounded six people, police said. 14. Two Palestinians who were preparing a bomb only a half-mile from the stadium were killed early Monday when the device exploded prematurely, police said. 15. Two tourists suffered minor injuries when a bomb exploded Sunday on a street in downtown Prague, police said. 16. Voting was suspended in Matanog in the southern province of Maguindanao when two mortar shells exploded near the town hall, causing a stampede, the army said. 17. Four Turks were hurt, one seriously, when two firebombs exploded outside a Turkish cultural center in this northern port city overnight, police said Sunday. 18. Honduran President Carlos Roberto Reina escaped unharmed Saturday when a grenade exploded at a hotel ground-breaking ceremony, injuring two people, officials said. 19. In another development, two soldiers were killed when a hand grenade exploded accidentally, the ministry said. 20. A Moslem separatist leader in Kashmir survived an assassination attempt when a powerful car bomb exploded outside his house here, police said Saturday. |