61.   The blast ripped through a three-storey building, which housed two cafes.

62.   The blast ripped through the entire front section of the Western Provincial Council building in Colombo where President Chandrika Kumaratunga worked till August last year.

63.   The blast ripped through the crowd as Dissanayake ended his speech and prepared to leave.

64.   The blast ripped an entire side off the Alfred P. Murray federal building, which is at least six floors high.

65.   The blast ripped through the ceiling and floor while tables and chairs were reduced to firewood.

66.   The blast ripped through the vehicle on Thursday while the victims were on a routine patrol, the military said in a statement.

67.   The blast ripped through the entire front section of Western Provincial Council in the heavily guarded Torrington Square district.

68.   The Jerusalem blast ripped apart the bus as it headed to the central bus station on the west side of Jerusalem.

69.   The mid-afternoon blast ripped through a crowded street across from a stand for horse-drawn carts.