11.   Several returnees were killed by anti-personnel land mines or booby-traps laid around houses, buildings or wells, it said.

12.   He said Croatians had laid mines around their bunkers and that fighting there was heavy, which forced the UN peacekeepers to be effectively confined to their bunkers.

13.   Inside, four wreaths have been laid around the altar by leading members of the royal family, all bearing personal messages.

14.   Russian commanders for their part insisted they were gaining the upper hand, cracking open a rebel ring laid around government buildings and driving out separatists from the city.

15.   Saturday afternoon Russian troops partially cracked open a ring laid around government buildings by rebel forces, sources cited by Russian news agencies said.

16.   Since then, Russian intelligence services have reported a stiffening of the Chechen defences with mines being laid around Grozny and barricades set up around the town.

17.   Stone slabs have been laid around the grave which has become a pilgrimage site for hardline Jews.