31.   The bombing took place several days after the key northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif fell to the northern alliance.

32.   The bombing took place despite tight Israeli restrictions on movement in the West Bank.

33.   The elder Boshkar said the bombing took him by surprise.

34.   The Taliban conceded the bombing was taking its toll on their defenses.

35.   They were probably sent before the bombings had even taken place.

36.   Both bombings took place on trolleybuses, where there is no conductor, just a driver, and both bombings appeared designed to cause more terror than major bloodshed.

37.   The Tigers did not say when the bombings took place.

38.   Police and government official in Shenzhen confirmed the bombing took place but refused to divulge details.

39.   The bombing took place during a religious ceremony at the cemetery in Tsotsin Yurt.

40.   The bombing took place in an area closed off to traffic near a disused bus station in a poor neighborhood mainly frequented by immigrant laborers.