1. A shock wave and a bright flash preceded the blast. 2. The blast was preceded by an anonymous warning call from someone who sounded like a white American male. 3. The blast was preceded by two days of riots in the West Bank. 4. The blasts there were preceded by a telephone warning but authorities provided no details. 5. A volley of gunfire preceded the blast, according to one of those injured in the explosion. 6. Witnesses said they heard four powerful blasts preceded by a fire shortly after noon. 7. Police said fire from dust-collecting equipment preceded the blast. 8. That blast was preceded by a warning from the IRA and police managed to clear most people from the area before the device exploded. |