1.   Also Thursday, the army defused a letter bomb sent to David Trimble, leader of the Ulster Unionists, the biggest pro-British party in the province.

2.   In a separate incident, the army defused a bomb near the Jewish settlement of Elon Moreh near Nablus in the West Bank, army radio reported.

3.   Earlier on Saturday the army defused six bombs, four of which were planted at a bus station.

4.   It was the third time in a week that the army safely defused bombs near Jewish settlements.

5.   The Israeli army defused two explosive devices near the Jewish settlement of Netzarim on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, a military spokesman said.

6.   The Israeli army defused an explosive device near the settlement of Netzarim on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, a Palestinian official said.