1.   He was also demoted after a prisoner was injured by a powerful firecracker in a department holding cell.

2.   He was also demoted after he and another officer placed a powerful firecracker in a department holding cell, causing injury to a prisoner.

3.   Mechanic denied throwing the powerful firecracker.

4.   A recent high school dropout set off a powerful firecracker at his alma mater and, armed with knives, confronted a vice principal, police said.

5.   During the occupation, the protesters also threw a powerful firecracker and leaflets out the windows while shouting slogans in favor of Abu-Jamal.

6.   He noted that the government and media had been urging celebrants not to use powerful firecrackers and police had warned of a crackdown.

7.   No one was injured by the powerful firecracker.

8.   The Bangladesh capital of nine million people woke up to the sound of explosions, mostly powerful firecrackers set off by the protesters.

9.   The celebration turned deadly in the Philippines, where four people were killed and hundreds were injured as residents defied a ban on powerful firecrackers and guns.

10.   Vietnamese traditionally light strings of powerful firecrackers to celebrate funerals, weddings and office openings.