THE SITUATION IN REPUBLIC OF TCHETCHENIE








STAVROPOL, KHANKALA, March 1.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti ").  Two
Tchetchenes have ete challenge by guard-borders in a sector of the
Russo-azerbaidjanaise border parce what the latter therefore had
remark that these men had wounds and scars, have dOe the arreter for
verifier if it belonged or not has a tape.

The arretes have states to have pay has a taximan 15 000 roubles so
that it deposent them towards the selected place of clandestine
passage of the border.

In quotes tchetchene of Argoun, three gangsters have ete kill and
their car detruite.  According to the center of press of the Grouping
unifies troops in the Caucasus of North, the gangsters had on them a
machine-gun, two guns, two radio stations and much of ammunition.

Yesterday, the federal forces have decouvert in more in Tchetchenie
three masks containing many weapons and explosives, the latter being
detruits by explosion.

Yesterday, 15 small clandestine oil refineries have ete detruites in
Tchetchenie.