11.   Where were the sirens?

12.   At noon, a three-minute siren was to ring out at noon, followed by a taped speech by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat broadcast to the crowds.

13.   Every siren is cause for alarm.

14.   Mermaids often were depicted as benevolent, but sirens were malicious creatures whose songs could lure men to their deaths.

15.   On Tuesday morning, air raid sirens were to sound around the country, marking a two-minute period of silence.

16.   Sirens are due to sound across the country for two minutes, and all Israelies have been called on to halt what they are doing in mourning.

17.   Sirens were to sound for two minutes to mark the start of the funeral, and afterwards foreign dignitaries were to attend a special meeting of the Knesset.