1.   Police Minister Avigdor Kahalani said the explosives were pipe bombs packed with nails.

2.   The explosive used is of my own formulation, and I can vouch for its efficiency.

3.   Another law enforcement official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the explosive was a coffee can filled with black powder.

4.   Authorities said workers with access to the area where the explosives were stored are being questioned about the theft, as are other quarry workers.

5.   Authorities said the explosives were wired and ready to be detonated, probably after the car was parked at a public building.

6.   Authorities said the explosives were easily powerful enough to have brought down the USAir flight to Pennsylvania that Regman had intended to take.

7.   According to the oil industry, explosives are the most reliable, least costly and safest method available to remove platforms.

8.   Browning would not say if the explosives were similar to those used in Sandy Springs.

9.   Energy Department officials said the fire had passed over some concrete and earth bunkers where conventional explosives are stored, causing no damage.

10.   Explosives are required.