61.   Observers reported hearing deafening explosions.

62.   On at least one occasion, Izydorek said, he heard loud explosions from the Nichols farm.

63.   One church member, evoking the Cold War, recalled her instantaneous assumption upon hearing the explosion that the Russians had bombed Birmingham.

64.   On Sunday, explosions were heard north of Kabul near the front lines between Taliban fighters and the anti-Taliban rebels.

65.   People three miles away heard the explosion.

66.   Others talked about having heard several explosions during the night.

67.   People blocks away heard explosions they mistook for thunder, then saw their lights flicker as the power was temporarily disrupted.

68.   Rami heard the explosion seconds after dropping him off at the cafe.

69.   Several explosions were heard in the area of the compound, accompanied by bright flashes of light, but it was not clear what had caused them.

70.   Several media reports have said one passenger calling out on a cellphone reported hearing an explosion and seeing smoke in the cabin before it crashed.