51.   Widespread clouds were seen from Maine south into Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

52.   A man said he had seen clouds of smoke coming out of the buildings inside the palace grounds.

53.   A witness told AFP by telephone that he heard three blasts and saw a cloud of smoke from the same area which NATO warplanes targeted Thursday.

54.   Police had predicted that Icelanders would travel en masse to the south of the island at the weekend to see the cloud of ash.