11.   Panicky parents pulled their children from school, frightened citizens swamped police switchboards and trading halted at the stock exchange when loud booms thundered across the capital Friday.

12.   Palestinian policemen ran out of the walled security headquarters in the center of town, while ambulances rushed inside, even as rockets crashed down with loud booms.

13.   A crowd of onlookers and journalists jumped as the phony explosive went off with a loud boom.

14.   A loud boom sounded.

15.   A loud boom could be heard all over town.

16.   A waitress working in a bar across the street from the entrance to the airport said she heard only one loud boom.

17.   A waitress working in a bar across the street from the entrance to the airport said she heard one loud boom.

18.   About five minutes later, two loud booms were heard, and Serb anti-aircraft batteries nearby began firing.

19.   After a few moments, shots are heard and then flames shoot into the sky with a loud boom next to the outpost.

20.   Also, a series of loud booms, reported later to be sonic booms, were heard at the time over several Serbian cities, Tanjug said.