1.   Johnson testifed that she was awakened by a loud blast and thought her home was being bombed.

2.   Suddenly he heard two loud blasts behind him.

3.   There were loud blasts of thunder, then nothing more than threatening rumbles.

4.   Witnesses said they heard three loud blasts followed by a burst of flame and thick smoke as some people were thrown into the air and others fell wounded.

5.   A half-dozen loud blasts from incoming missiles then rocked Baghdad.

6.   A loud blast was heard by residents in central Kinshasa after nightfall, although it was not clear what had made the sound.

7.   A half-dozen loud blasts rocked the capital, indicating missile hits.

8.   A loud blast shook the front of the building.

9.   About five loud blasts were followed a short time later by more distant explosions.

10.   A week later, three people were injured in a shooting spree and a loud blast rocked government headquarters.