11.   Another witness, Yaakov Vaknin, said he heard a loud blast.

12.   Anti-aircraft gunfire and loud blasts resumed after nightfall, indicating a fourth wave of airstrikes was underway.

13.   But security officials said the explosion resulted from a concussion bomb, designed to frighten people with its loud blast rather than cause damage.

14.   Coast guard officials reported two loud offshore blasts Wednesday and began an investigation to pinpoint the cause.

15.   Later, a half-dozen loud blasts rocked the capital, indicating possible missile hits.

16.   Loud blasts and gunfire are heard over chirping birds.

17.   Loud blasts could be heard along the front line near the village of Jan Qadam, near the opposition-occupied Bagram aid base.

18.   Mohammed Agbariya, a resident of Mus Mus, said he had just left his home near the highway when he heard a loud blast.

19.   Mohammed Agbariya, a resident of Musmus, said he had just left his home near the highway when he heard a loud blast.

20.   Residents near the harbor reported a loud blast and rising smoke.