11. Israeli shells often fall nearby, and occasionally in, the small farming town. 12. More shells fell through that day, every two or three hours. 13. Mortar shells fell near the UN headquarters and close to two mosques in the predominantly Muslim Old City. 14. Much of the area where artillery shells once fell is now precious habitat for piping plovers and ospreys, and for rare plants like wild wormwood. 15. Sixty million shells fell across the surrounding countryside. 16. The shells fell harmlessly in the rose garden. 17. The shells fell harmlessly on the outskirts of town, and no casualties were reported. 18. Their calcified shells also fall to the sea floor when they die. 19. Pakistani shells also fell in several villages in neighboring Punjab state, but there were no casualties. 20. A previous Sarajevo Mayor Muhamed Jakovic told me shells were falling on his city as we ate. |