And he said it again when the ground exploded near his feet.

A shell exploded near them, knocking him off his feet.

Later, a second car bomb exploded near a school that was to be used a polling place.

The day before that another exploded near a hospital.

On Friday morning, two car bombs exploded near the site of the secret prison.

All we heard was a whistle, and then a building exploded near our position.

One hour later, another car bomb exploded near a bridge, killing four more people, the official said.

It passed through the first deck and exploded near the ship's hull.

In Baghdad, 17 people are killed when a car bomb explodes near a shopping center.

However the bomb initially failed to explode near its target.