21.   An official at the U.S. embassy in downtown Rangoon, who requested anonymity, said four extremely loud booms that rattled the windows were heard during the late morning.

22.   Construction worker Suh Man-kyo recalled a loud boom, then found himself thrown in the air.

23.   Croatian state television reported two explosions, but people near the site heard only one loud boom.

24.   Construction worker Suh Man-kyo heard a loud boom and was thrown in the air.

25.   Flashes lit up the night sky, followed by loud booms.

26.   Four loud booms were heard in Rangoon on Thursday, the eighth anniversary of a mass democracy uprising.

27.   However, reporters at the scene heard a loud boom when Israeli soldiers detonated the vest taken from the Red Crescent ambulance south of the town of Ramallah.

28.   Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier over Beirut Wednesday, causing two loud booms that sent panicky residents scurrying for cover.

29.   It spoke of two detonations, but most people, including those near the airport, spoke of one loud boom.

30.   It spoke of two detonations, but witnesses near the site heard only one loud boom.