1.   As Holbrooke spoke with rebel fighters the sound of distant artillery explosions reverberated in the hills.

2.   In the battle on Thursday, the two sides dueled across the Aswa River, artillery explosions flushing flocks of white egrets from the shores.

3.   No one was hurt in the artillery explosions, but all the families said they would return to the cellar for the rest of the day.

4.   Pilots were seeing missile plumes and anti-aircraft artillery explosions outside their planes in what had become an almost daily threat, Newbold said.

5.   Buildings burned and artillery explosions rocked the capital of Sierra Leone on Monday as rebels and troops defending the government each insisted that they controlled Freetown.

6.   On Thursday, artillery explosions echoed through the border mountains, but not as frequently as the previous day.

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

8.   Artillery explosions could be heard around Budimlic Japra late Thursday as Serb scouts tried to ascertain just how far Moslem-Croat troops had been pushed back.

9.   Even in Grozny, several artillery explosions were heard during the day.

10.   Even in the Chechen capital Grozny, several artillery explosions were heard during the day.