41.   No injuries were reported since the bus was armored but the vehicle was destroyed.

42.   Officials said militants apparently jettisoned the guns and arms after trying unsuccessfully to destroy a vehicle abandoned in a police pursuit.

43.   On Monday, a car bomb injured three people and destroyed four vehicles in a convoy accompanying the military chief in Lagos, Col. Mohammed Marwa.

44.   One bomb failed to detonate, but the other exploded, destroying the vehicle, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

45.   One bomb failed to detonate, but the other exploded, destroying the vehicle, the statement said.

46.   One four-wheel drive vehicle was destroyed and two others were severely damaged, he said.

47.   One bomb failed to detonate, but the other exploded, destroying the vehicle, the department said.

48.   One four-wheel drive vehicle was destroyed and three others were severely damaged, he said.

49.   Police closed the road to traffic and taped off the scene where at least one vehicle was destroyed by fire in the ensuing shootout between government forces and rebels.

50.   Riu said the vehicle was destroyed as a precaution.