21.   Troops followed up the gunship attacks with sporadic artillery fire.

22.   In Grozny there was absolute calm after a night of sporadic artillery explosions.

23.   - Sporadic artillery fire is heard after the deadline passes and an aircraft flies over Grozny, but there is no immediate sign of a Russian assault.

24.   A local official cited by Interfax agency said there was sporadic artillery fire in Arshty Saturday evening and that people were hiding in basements.

25.   Calm reigned in Grozny after a night of sporadic artillery fire.

26.   Earlier, an AFP reporter at the scene said sporadic artillery and automatic weapons fire could be heard as day broke over the Chechen capital.

27.   They said sporadic long-range artillery and mortar bomb exchanges by both sides continued but there were no reports of major face-to-face confrontations.

28.   Northern and Southern Yemeni troops on Tuesday exchanged sporadic artillery fire around this southern city, an AFP correspondent reported.

29.   Rival troops also exchanged sporadic artillery fire around outlying western and northern suburbs.

30.   Rival troops also exchanged sporadic artillery fire around outlying western and northern suburbs, and explosions could be seen from the city center.