31.   The torchbearer, cyclist Harley Sheffield of Redmond, was on the bridge when one of the expansion grates blew out a tire.

32.   The Vaal-Maseru company bus apparently blew a tire and plunged into a dry riverbed Sunday night, killing all but two people aboard.

33.   Thirteen people were killed and four wounded seriously when a mini-bus blew a tire and collided head on with a truck, Syrian newspapers said Thursday.

34.   Earlier Thursday, British Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind returned to the same airport from Washington, causing a minor alert when his plane blew a tire on touchdown.