But he said Sandinista defenders would respond to any sustained aerial bombardment.

At length he carried on: "The next bit tells how the whole Seltar area came under sustained bombardment.

Syrian positions near Beirut International Airport also came under sustained bombardment.

The sustained bombardment had damaged the Brazoria, making it ineffective for transportation of the cannon.

Sarajevo today endured the most sustained bombardment from artillery, mortar and rocket batteries since the siege of the Bosnian capital began two months ago.

Most, it had to be recognised, would have been unable to resist a heavy and sustained bombardment.

The Turks knew exactly when the attack would happen - a sustained bombardment from heavy guns ended shortly before the assault started.

A palace coup seems unlikely, even in the face of sustained American aerial bombardment.

As sustained bombardments could be heard in the distance, an ambulance raced to Nalut hospital.

Although other communities in the area are not under the kind of sustained bombardment that faces Bihac, many are suffering.