1.   As flames and smoke continued to pour from the freighter, one spokesman for the group said the blast appeared a likely success.

2.   A blast of nitric oxide appears to temporarily disrupt the ability of mitochondria to soak up oxygen.

3.   Yet the blast appeared to be placed and timed for maximum impact.

4.   Police explosives chief Abimael Rodriguez said the blast appeared to be caused by a massive concentration of gas inside the building.

5.   According to preliminary findings, the blast appears to have been caused by explosives placed beside the Game Boy for unknown reasons, the ministry said.

6.   According to witnesses, the blast appeared to be from a hand grenade.

7.   Custodio said the blasts Wednesday appeared to be part of an aborted bank robbery.

8.   Interior Ministry officials said the blast Sunday appeared to be a bomb planted as part of a war between rival crime gangs.

9.   Jiang said police are still investigating but that the blast appeared to be an accident.

10.   Liu said the blast appeared to have occurred spontaneously.