1.   Witnesses said two shells landed on the town but caused no injuries.

2.   Barrett said the shells and algal seaweed beds were both major finds.

3.   Barrett said the shells and algal seaweed beds were both major scientific finds.

4.   Defense Ministry officials said five shells coming from the rebel-held village of Slupcane hit about a mile from a base used by NATO-led peacekeepers.

5.   He said the shells landed close to a base for Bangladeshi peacekeepers.

6.   Israeli helicopter gunships also fired missiles at a metal workshop in the nearby Jebaliya refugee camp where the military said mortar shells and rockets were being made.

7.   He said the shell of the eggs, slightly larger than ostrich eggs, was thicker than that of known species.

8.   In Israel, a military official said shell fragments landed in the Israeli border town of Kyriat Shemona.

9.   Unconfirmed reports also said a shell or shells had struck near the television building in the centre of town.