11.   Police in eastern Sri Lanka, meanwhile, clamped a curfew on several villages after clashes between Tamil and Muslim minorities left six people dead, officials said.

12.   Security forces clamped a curfew on the area.

13.   Security forces have clamped curfews on villages and arrested hundreds.

14.   Soldiers meanwhile launched wide searches and clamped a curfew on Palestinian neighborhoods, Israeli radios reported.

15.   The army clamped a curfew on downtown Hebron.

16.   The army clamped a curfew on the center of town.

17.   The army later clamped a curfew on the village.

18.   The army put up roadblocks and clamped a curfew on Burkin and the Palestinian village of Adik as troops searched the area for the gunmen.

19.   The army clamped a curfew on downtown Hebron after Palestinian youths hurled stones and bottles at soldiers who fired rubber bullets, tear gas and concussion grenades.

20.   The army clamped a curfew on Hebron, and Palestinian leaders appealed for calm.