1.   Almost immediately, however, the tank was blasted by a rebel grenade and began to burn.

2.   A rebel anti-tank grenade damaged a tank and wounded three soldiers.

3.   A Russian government spokesman said last week that the victims had been killed by rebel grenades.

4.   Government soldiers shot back after rebels hurled grenades and fired machine guns Thursday at their post near Mahanikawewa village, said Brigadier Sarath Munasinghe, the military spokesman.

5.   In Jaffna, the former rebel capital, three children were hurt when an old rebel grenade they were playing with exploded on Sunday, said Dunuwille.

6.   In Jaffna, the former rebel capital, three children were hurt when an old rebel grenade they were playing with exploded on Sunday, Dunuwille said.

7.   The rebels hurled grenades and fired machine guns Thursday at soldiers near Mahanikawewa, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.