1.   Mobutu, whose speech was given on the rear terrace of the presidential bungalow, pledged to pursue a transition toward democracy that has been stalled for six years.

2.   No one was injured in the blast, which occurred on a rear terrace overlooking the garden, senior security official Bernard Fragneau said.

3.   The blast occurred shortly before midnight Saturday on a rear terrace overlooking the garden, blowing out many windows at the back of the building.

4.   The blast occurred on a rear terrace overlooking the garden, blowing out many windows at the back of the building.

5.   The blast on a rear terrace overlooking a garden blew out windows up to the third floor and destroyed all the patio windows at the back of the building.