One missile missed its target and landed harmlessly in the sea, the military official said.

The other missiles were also shot down or landed harmlessly in the desert.

He added, almost reassuringly, "most of them landed harmlessly in unpopulated areas."

Though they landed harmlessly, the company feared for the safety of motorists on a nearby road and shut the project.

Most of the mortars and rockets landed harmlessly or only damaged property.

Her first shot landed harmlessly on the carpet where the woman had been; she had no time for a second.

Most of the rockets are crude, homemade affairs that land harmlessly.

The gun went sailing through the airless sky to land harmlessly on the ground some fifteen meters away.

The same was true of the earlier attacks, in which eight shells landed harmlessly.

It landed harmlessly on the magazines next to her.