1.   A picturesque mountain town lay in ruins Monday after rebels detonated explosives in front of a church, a bank, a clinic and other buildings.

2.   At least three civilians were wounded on Saturday when rebels detonated an improvised explosive device near a bus depot near eastern Batticaloa city, the ministry said.

3.   On Saturday, a rebel detonated bombs strapped to his body as a military truck passed him on a bridge in the eastern Batticaloa district.

4.   On Monday, Chechen rebels detonated a bomb on a Russian armored train, slightly damaging it.

5.   Rebels also detonated explosives Thursday at a bridge on a road between Florencia and the town of San Vicente del Caguan, making it impassable to vehicles.

6.   Rebels detonated the explosive as a military vehicle was passing, then fled.

7.   Tamil rebels detonated two remote-controlled land mines in northern Sri Lanka Wednesday, killing at least seven civilians and one soldier, a military spokesman said.

8.   Tamil rebels detonated two remote-controlled land mines in northern Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing at least nine civilians and one soldier, a military spokesman said.

9.   The military said two soldiers were killed and one was wounded on Saturday when rebels detonated a mine in Point Pedro town in the peninsula.

10.   The rebels detonated the mine by remote control, Jacob said.