21.   A popping sound could be heard Wednesday night when Saunders injured his pitching arm in the third inning, and he fell to the ground.

22.   A witness said she heard a popping sound, followed by smoke.

23.   Inside the sanctuary, some teen-agers had heard the popping sounds but assumed they came from the huge speakers.

24.   Lee concluded there was enough debris in the lot that anyone running across it could make popping sounds.

25.   Several witnesses said they heard a popping sound that appeared to be a gunshot.

26.   Some held large metal sheets that they banged with their knees as they walked, making popping sounds similar to firecrackers.

27.   A Malaysian diplomat said he went to his balcony after hearing popping sounds that he first took to be fireworks.