21.   IFOR helicopters and aircraft were flying over the tense village, and an AFP reporter saw a column of IFOR vehicles heading for the area.

22.   AFP correspondents touring the zone Thursday saw a column of tanks, armoured personnel carriers and military vehicles entering the buffer area from northern Israel.

23.   The blast occurred in Ramales square, where a thick column of black smoke could be seen above the charred vehicle, they added.

24.   The blast occurred near Ramales square where a thick column of black smoke could be seen above the charred vehicle, they added.