31.   This was the second mishap to hit the aircraft in two days.

32.   One aircraft was hit Tuesday and another probably Monday, said Peter Kessler, spokesman for the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

33.   The airport has been effectively closed since Friday when two aircraft were hit by small arms fire on take-off.

34.   The Hezbollah fire, which was confirmed by the Shiite fundamentalist group, did not hit the aircraft.