11.   About five minutes later, two booms were heard, and Serb anti-aircraft batteries nearby began firing.

12.   Artillery booms could be heard six miles away in the capital, Skopje.

13.   Clouds of white smoke rose from Bethlehem, from tank shells and grenade launchers, and the booms could be heard in central Jerusalem, a few miles away.

14.   First they heard the boom.

15.   Four loud booms were heard in Rangoon on Thursday, the eighth anniversary of a mass democracy uprising.

16.   Her friend, Jesse Churchill, was moving to the window after hearing the boom and was blown across the room.

17.   Her friend, Jesse Churchill, went to the window after hearing the boom and was blown across the room.

18.   Scattered booms could be heard in the distance Thursday but no new clashes were reported there.

19.   Residents throughout Brazzaville heard the boom.

20.   Scattered booms could be heard in the distance Thursday, but no new clashes were reported there.