21.   The government last Friday refused a Serb ultimatum for surrender in return for allowing civilians to leave in safety.

22.   The government last Friday refused a Serb ultimatum for surrender Zepa in return for allowing civilians to leave in safety.

23.   The government last Friday refused a Serb ultimatum to surrender Zepa in return for letting civilians leave in safety.

24.   The government last Friday refused a Serb ultimatum to surrender Zepa in return for allowing civilians to leave in safety.

25.   The Ingush government said Russian troops would not let civilians leave Arshty and had stopped a government aid convoy from reaching the village.

26.   The opening of the road today will permit many more civilians to leave.

27.   They said civilians could leave under U.N. escort.

28.   Vice Prime Minister Abdullah Bugayev said civilians could not leave the blockaded village.

29.   However on Monday, they allowed civilians to leave.

30.   All the civilians had left Komsomolskoye, fearing a Russian assault, and only rebel fighters remained there.