11.   Investigators said it is one of the most potentially important pieces of evidence in the investigation into what caused the plane to explode.

12.   Just about everybody here believes that a bomb caused the plane to explode over the Atlantic Ocean.

13.   Judy Farward, who also lives nearby, said the plane exploded on impact, rocking her house and sending a fireball into the sky.

14.   Most aviation experts believe a spark of unknown origin in the center fuel tank caused the plane to explode over Long Island Sound.

15.   One said the plane exploded although wreckage suggested the aircraft had simply broken up under the impact.

16.   Several people said that the plane had exploded into flames after impact and remained on fire for hours, with gray smoke billowing from the mangled fuselage.

17.   The crew of an Armenian Airlines plane notified flight controllers that they had seen the Russian plane explode.

18.   The plane exploded on impact, killing the Snyders and little Brittany instantly, officials said.

19.   The plane exploded in midair before its crew could jump to safety.

20.   Within minutes, her plane would explode against a wall of the Pentagon.