11.   Two were injured when a bomb hit their armored personnel carrier, the sources said.

12.   A SFOR Spanish armoured personnel carrier was hit by an anti-tank rocket last month, and sporadic firing and explosions have been reported.

13.   Foreign carriers were also hit, with Air France cancelling one flight and Lufthansa three.

14.   The turbulence has hit regional carriers in the midst of costly fleet modernization programs.

15.   The carrier was hit last summer by pilot strike action on its main scheduled services, which eventually forced the it to agree to double-digit wage increases.

16.   The carrier was hit last summer by strike action by the pilots of its main scheduled services, which eventually forced Lufthansa to agree to double-digit wage increases.

17.   The French national carrier was hit by a wave of strikes earlier this year, but got round the problem by buying capacity from other airlines.