1.   It was felt that another youth centre building with current economic restraints would be out of the question.

2.   A Russian military commander cited by Interfax earlier said federal troops were advancing on the city centre buildings with interior and defence ministry units.

3.   Basu said two armed men on a motorcycle drove up to the American centre building and started firing indiscriminately, killing the guards.

4.   But later, Russian troops reportedly oust the rebels from the main government building, as federal troops advance on other city centre buildings.

5.   But the Russians were holding out in city centre buildings, principal among them the pro-Moscow official administration headquarters, exchanging automatic and bazooka fire with the assailants.

6.   The ITAR-TASS news agency said the presidential palace and other city centre buildings were on fire.