21.   Hundreds of mortar and artillery blasts rocked the area along the confrontation line, U.N. officials said.

22.   It was not immediately known how many bombs exploded, but the blast rocked the area, he said.

23.   It was believed to be the first earthquake this year to rock the area, known to be prone to the seismic upheaval.

24.   Loud explosions rocked the area around Kandahar overnight and early Monday, with bright flares illuminating the night sky, a witness in the city said.

25.   More than a half hour after the raid, the area was rocked by repeated explosions, probably resulting from the fire.

26.   No one has taken responsibility for the explosions that rocked the area shortly before midday.

27.   One or more bombs went off accidentally, rocking the area, said R.D. Makadia, a deputy commissioner of police.

28.   Residents of this devastated city slept outdoors Sunday night as aftershocks from a deadly earthquake continued to rock the area.

29.   Residents living near the refinery in the northern city of Kaduna said a massive blast, followed by several smaller ones, rocked the area early Friday.

30.   Residents of this devastated city slept outdoors overnight Monday as aftershocks from a deadly earthquake continued to rock the area.