11.   Outside the capital, Russian forces destroyed a bridge between Chechnya and its eastern neighbor in southern Russia, Dagestan, cutting a main rail and road link.

12.   Ratsiraka supporters destroyed bridges on the only road linking the rival capitals in an attempt to cut off fuel to Antananarivo, the stronghold of opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana.

13.   Already a major obstacle because its bridges had been destroyed, the rising river delayed construction of a pontoon bridge to bring across U.S. Army tanks and fighting vehicles.

14.   Although the bridges were not destroyed, Croatian police said it closed them for security reasons.

15.   An explosion blamed on saboteurs destroyed a bridge outside a northern Algeria coastal city, press reports said Saturday.

16.   Another major bridge was destroyed in a similar attack last week.

17.   As NATO leaders pledged to intensify airstrikes, allied missiles early Monday destroyed another bridge on the Danube River and struck targets in central and northern Serbia.

18.   Authorities reported four people missing, hundreds homeless, a bridge destroyed on the main coastal highway and a shortage of potable water, according to Radio Red.

19.   Dozens of families remained isolated in Baia de Fier and Stanesti, as the waters destroyed the bridges which connects the two localities with a nearby main road.

20.   Earlier this month, Sharif escaped harm when a bomb destroyed a bridge shortly before he and his family crossed it.