1.   Heavy asteroid bombardment followed, as it did on all the planets.

2.   That bombardment in turn had followed a guerrilla mortar attack on an outpost manned by Israeli troops inside Lebanon.

3.   The bombardment followed a barrage unleashed by Pakistan on Monday night.

4.   The bombardment Sunday followed the shooting down of two military planes by guerrillas over the weekend.

5.   The bombardment followed a guerrilla attack on a truck of the Israeli-backed South Lebanon Army, which left two militiamen injured, the officials said.

6.   The bombardment followed several days of fighting between ECOMOG and rebels in towns surrounding Freetown.

7.   The Katyusha bombardment followed the killing of Hossam al-Amin, a leader of the military wing of the Shiite Amal militia.

8.   The bombardment followed an artillery barrage against Serb positions situated to the north-west of Brcko, dubbed the Serbian Gibraltar by the Belgrade press.

9.   The bombardment followed heavy fighting between the Palestinian security forces inside the compound and the Israeli troops, who gave the Palestinians an ultimatum to leave.

10.   The bombardment followed what the official called heavy fighting between the Palestinian security forces inside the building and the Israeli troops.