The event is best described as an international incident.

In early September 2005, he suffered an event that his doctors described as a 'vascular incident'.

I wouldn't describe my brother's death, possibly his murder, as an incident myself; but no doubt the Governor would see it differently.

Police had no indication as to who stole the capsule in what they described as a serious incident.

But she described it as an isolated incident on an otherwise unblemished record.

Hall died suddenly, unexpectedly, at his home in Albuquerque on March 30, 2008; the cause of death was described as "a cardiac incident."

He described it as an 'unfortunate incident' which could be solved by the introduction of a new rule at the league's annual meeting.

Pentagon officials described today's episode as an isolated incident although they said they would continue to closely monitor events in Iraq.

Millwall manager Kenny Jackett described it as "a bizarre incident".

He appeared to downplay the situation, describing it as an "incident" and saying that "institutions will return to their normal functions."