The explosion sent a column of smoke thousands of feet into the air.

爆炸造成的烟柱升入几千英尺的高空。

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The explosion pitched her violently into the air.

爆炸把她猛烈地抛向空中。

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About 40 seconds after the explosion the air blast reached me.

在爆炸发生后约40秒冲击波才到达我这里。

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Anderson added that Delta, which owns Northwest, has followed all guidelines set by the government since the 1996 mid-air explosion of TWA Flight 800 -- which killed all 230 people aboard -- and the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.

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CNN's Brent Sadler -- who was back in Belgrade after some international journalists were forced to leave Yugoslavia earlier -- heard one explosion outside Belgrade Saturday as air raid sirens rang out in the Yugoslav capital.

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If true, that would rule out an in-flight explosion as the cause of the crash of Air France Flight 447, Defense Minister Nelson Jobim told reporters.

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