51.   Investigators earlier ruled out an explosion, bomb or fire on board, saying the tragedy was likely caused by a technical fault or pilot error.

52.   A fire service spokesman said it was probably caused by a candle or a technical fault.

53.   A technical fault was to blame for a car exploding in the Kiryat Yovel district of Jerusalem late Wednesday, without causing casualties, Israeli police said.

54.   Although the theory of birds was met with scepticism by other sources, the Belgian military authorities said there was nothing to indicate any technical fault.

55.   An air raid siren, which the authorities said went off because of a technical fault, sparked panic in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

56.   Coach Ainan said he saw no false starts and blamed a technical fault with computerised starting system.

57.   Colonel Paulo de Oliveira told a press briefing that a technical fault probably caused the accident.

58.   The pilot lost control of the plane due to a technical fault on landing and it ended up in the sand.

59.   The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Naveed Ahmed, tried but failed to land safely after the plane developed a technical fault, an official said.

60.   The statement alleged the government had managed to create a technical fault that caused the failure of one of the two engines of the aircraft during the flight.