1.   This was equivalent to a midday attack in the heart of Times Square.

2.   As is its custom, Israel kept details of the midday attack under wraps for hours, announcing the casualties Monday evening.

3.   In the chaos after the midday attack, dozens of people were trapped atop burning buildings waving for help.

4.   The Irish Republican Army, in a call to a Belfast radio station, later claimed responsibility for the midday attack.

5.   The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the midday attack targeted a foot patrol of the Israel-backed South Lebanon Army.

6.   The tribesmen, all accused of murder, were gunned down along with three police officers in the midday attack, the news report said.

7.   Witnesses said at least two dozen people were killed in the midday attack.

8.   But SLA forces retaliated by lobbing artillery shells into suspected guerrilla positions in the region and the two sides clashed for one hour after the midday attack.