1.   Palestinian security officials said they believed the blast was caused by explosives planted by Israeli troops to prevent militants from reaching the nearby border with Israel.

2.   Police said the blast was caused by explosives packed into a fire extinguisher.

3.   According to preliminary findings, the blast appears to have been caused by explosives placed beside the Game Boy for unknown reasons, the ministry said.

4.   Baulain was on leave in his home country France, and the explosive did not cause any property damage.

5.   He said the second reported explosion was most likely caused by explosives stowed aboard the ship.

6.   Investigators said the accident was caused by explosives at a home in Hengshan County in Shaanxi Province, Xinhua said.

7.   Investigators said the accident was caused by explosives illegally stored at a home in Hengshan County in Shaanxi Province, Xinhua said.

8.   Investigators said the accident was caused by explosives illegally stored at a home in Hengshan County in Shaanxi Province, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

9.   One man was killed and five other people wounded on Tuesday in three separate incidents caused by explosives.

10.   Officials initially declined to say the blasts had been caused by explosives but later checks found two small devices had been planted close to the tracks.