11.   Following the clashes, police sealed off Karbabad, a mainly Shiite Muslim village and a traditional hotbed of unrest on the western edge of the capital Manama .

12.   Four-wheel-drive vehicles filled with riot police, some armed with semiautomatic rifles, patrolled the belt of Shiite villages around Manama.

13.   Graffiti demanding the empowerment of the poor still cover Shiite villages, but bombings and arson attacks are less frequent.

14.   In his absence, they stayed in their own areas and attended local mosques that dot the belt of modest Shiite villages around Manama, villagers said.

15.   In the hours after the verdict, streets in Shiite villages south of Manama, the capital, were empty as usual during the hot, summer workday.

16.   Israeli troops and South Lebanon Army militiamen responded by shelling mainly Shiite villages facing the Israeli-occupied enclave, said the sources, speaking on condition of anonymity.

17.   Israeli troops and their Lebanese militia allies responded with artillery barrages on suspected guerrilla hideouts in valleys and Shiite villages facing the security zone.

18.   Israeli troops late Sunday responded with barrages of howitzer shells at suspected guerrilla hideouts and infiltration trails in Shiite villages facing the enclave.

19.   Israeli warplanes also staged mock air raids over Shiite villages on the edge of the enclave, security sources said.

20.   Israeli warplanes in the meantime roared low over suspected guerrilla hideouts in Shiite villages on the edge of the occupied enclave, dropping missile-deflecting hot air balloons.