31.   He has admitted placing explosives in department stores and blowing up shops that refused to cede to his blackmail demands.

32.   Explosives have been placed in the huge piles of sand lining the main streets and entrances to the camp, residents said.

33.   Underground trains in Paris are to be equipped from next May with devices to stop would-be bombers placing explosives under the seats.

34.   One of those who examined the car, Khizar Davtayev, said the explosives had been placed there by a specialist and nothing was visible from the outside.

35.   Police believe the explosive was placed under his car.

36.   Police said it was not yet clear if it was a car bomb or the explosives were placed under a vehicle.

37.   Prosecutors have not ruled out the possibility that the arrested men played a role in preparing and placing the explosives used in the car-bomb attacks.

38.   The explosive was placed at the door of the building by two assailants riding a motorcyle, police said.

39.   The explosives had been placed in a hollowed-out book, they said.

40.   The explosives had been placed in a pressure-cooker contained in a cardboard box.