11.   Air bombardments are senseless, he added, as all of Afghanistan is covered by fortified shelters both left by the Soviets and built since their withdrawal.

12.   Arriving refugees said the latest bombardment was heavier than previous strikes.

13.   Cohen repeated administration intentions not to send American ground forces into the conflict and dismissed suggestions that the air bombardment had been less than effective.

14.   He complained that U.S. bombardments were insufficient to dislodge the Taliban.

15.   Lebanese and Israeli security officials said the bombardment was a response to a guerrilla attack on a truck from the Israeli-backed South Lebanon Army.

16.   Refugees arriving in the border city of Chaman said Thursday that recent bombardments have been heavier than earlier strikes.

17.   Silahcioglu told The Associated Press that jetfighters did not go into action Monday and that there were no bombardments as of noon Tuesday.

18.   Syria also charged the Israeli bombardment was a violation of the cease-fire understanding.

19.   Still, scientists believe the constant radioactive bombardment is partly responsible for the genetic mutations that occur in nature.

20.   Syria also said the Israeli bombardment was a violation of the cease-fire understanding.