11.   As Shadrack neared the plant, a wall of exploding shells was lobbed into the sky.

12.   As the region thundered with exploding shells, thousands of residents took shelter in basements or olive groves.

13.   As he spoke via telephone, the thud of exploding shells was heard in the background.

14.   Families of servicemen living near the depot described exploding shells shattering their windows and doors.

15.   Exploding shells continued to fly out from the depot, and civilians from a nearby village have been evacuated, emergency officials in the regional capital of Balkhash said.

16.   Families of servicemen living near the Soviet-built depot described exploding shells shattering their windows and doors.

17.   It said there were fresh bodies among the mostly decomposing corpses, and some were clearly victims of exploding shells while others looked relatively unscathed.

18.   One exploding shell damaged the cockpit and killed the co-pilot and the other damaged the right wing, said Michael Kleiner, a Red Cross spokesman based in Nairobi.

19.   Some were clearly victims of exploding shells while others looked relatively unscathed.

20.   The echo of the exploding shells could be heard throughout the city.