1.   Armies that ran out of rocks for their catapults would sometimes lob live lepers into besieged towns to scare the inhabitants.

2.   The Afghan air force was using helicopters to supply the besieged town.

3.   Nine relief flights were scheduled to arrive yesterday and two overland convoys were en route to the besieged towns of Gorazde and Tuzla.

4.   BRITISH helicopter heroes described last night how they braved shell fire to rescue wounded war victims from the besieged Bosnian town on Srebrenica.

5.   About two weeks ago, many Palestinian homes in the besieged towns began to run out of food, water and medicine.

6.   Hence it was a mistake for US peacekeepers to escort KLA fighters out of a besieged town, allowing them to keep their weapons and remain in Macedonia.

7.   In some besieged towns, people say they have taken some nights to sleeping on the floor, a measure of protection in case bullets fly through the window.

8.   International aid and development organizations have managed to make only occasional forays into the besieged towns.

9.   It was unclear Saturday evening which of the groups began the effort to lead the people out of the besieged towns.