21.   When he heard the first blast, he said, he ducked into a fruit store.

22.   When she heard the blast shortly afterwards, she thought it was her own office.

23.   While she was in her office, Foxx heard the blast and immediately thought it was a bomb.

24.   Only occasional gunfire and cannon blasts were heard for most of Thursday.

25.   Querol lived in the area, and his wife and daughter heard the blast from their home.

26.   A bystander, Nabil Abdel Hadi, said he heard the blast, followed by ambulances evacuating casualties from the area.

27.   A deafening blast could be heard from a nearby block of offices.

28.   A loud blast was heard by residents in central Kinshasa after nightfall, although it was not clear what had made the sound.

29.   A police officer at the site said he heard two blasts in quick succession.

30.   A strong blast was reportedly heard in the southern districts of the capital around the same time.