41.   The Chechen rebels claimed that they had bribed their way past police checkpoints.

42.   The leader of the Chechen raiders, Shamil Basayev, claimed his men had simply bribed their way through Russian police checkpoints.

43.   They bribed their way through and finally got to the border Tuesday evening.

44.   They say police hound them without cause and deport many who fail to bribe their way out of the corrupt courts and immigration office.

45.   No details were given of the number of convicts who bribed their way to freedom.

46.   One false news story posted on one site said a foreign news agency had confirmed that Korea had bribed their way through to the semi-finals.