31.   It rapidly spread to the arrivals hall below when flying sparks set fire to PVC plastic-covered cables in the dividing ceiling, he said.

32.   Acrid smoke from burning cables was apparently spread through the arrivals hall by the ventilation system.

33.   The van was left at the parking lot nearest the arrival hall, near the offices of the AirLanka-Thai catering services.

34.   TV crews and photographers were pushed out of the arrival hall by police into the parking lot in front.

35.   Other bodies were found in front of the lifts of an elevator system connecting the arrivals hall with a roof parking area, he said.

36.   Potted plants have been placed in a gaping hole near the arrivals hall.

37.   The bodyguards were waiting outside the international arrivals hall for Mbeki, who had just arrived back from a trip to the Netherlands.

38.   The fire rapidly spread to the arrivals hall below, sparks setting fire to plastic-covered cables in the dividing ceiling, he said.