11.   Agapov said the bombardment had been clearly audible from Thursday in areas of Ingushetia bordering Chechnya, the agency reported.

12.   Automatic gunfire was audible from several different points.

13.   By midnight the streets of the capital were virtually deserted but bursts of automatic gunfire were audible from outlying areas.

14.   The assault was audible from the Thai border, marked there by the Moei river, the source said.