51.   Local witnesses claimed to have seen the plane explode in midair.

52.   Monique Drapeau was in her home when the plane exploded in a fireball almost in her backyard.

53.   Officials refuse to speculate on the cause of the crash but witnesses, including a police officer, claim to have seen the plane explode in midair.

54.   One witness, who would not give his name, said the plane exploded before crashing.

55.   Officials have said the plane apparently exploded in the air.

56.   Police quoted witnesses as saying the plane exploded twice in the air and again when it hit the water.

57.   Residents said they heard the plane explode on impact.

58.   Shortly after it was hit by Yugoslav military air defense, the plane exploded into a huge ball of fire and crashed, Tanjug said.

59.   She feared a plane had exploded.

60.   Shortly afterward, people nearby said they heard the plane explode on in the canyon.