41.   A man who said he saw the attack, described two tanks and a number of armoured personnel carriers crossing the bridge shortly before midday.

42.   A captured, but partially disabled armoured personnel carrier with a light cannon lay outside the village.

43.   A Russian helicopter was shot down over southeast Chechnya and two armoured personnel carriers were destroyed Friday amid conflicting reports over whether planned peace talks took place.

44.   A Russian helicopter was shot down over southeast Chechnya and two armoured personnel carriers were destroyed Friday as Russian and Chechen military commanders were scheduled to hold peace talks.

45.   According to the statement, first reports indicate that up to three mortars landed within the base perimeter, damaging two Grizzly armoured personnel carriers.

46.   AFP correspondents touring the zone Thursday saw a column of tanks, armoured personnel carriers and military vehicles entering the buffer area from northern Israel.

47.   About nine Ukrainian armoured personnel carriers were towed by trucks.

48.   An AFP correspondent saw Russian soldiers in an armoured personnel carrier firing with assault rifles on a group of Chechen bystanders, who immediately dispersed.

49.   An armoured personnel carrier accompanying the truck was also damaged.

50.   An armoured personnel carrier with a light cannon that broke down lay outside the village.