1.   Wednesday, seven Russian tanks and eight armored personnel carriers managed to reach a square about a mile from the center of Grozny.

2.   Police managed to divide the demonstrators and only one column reached the square.

3.   Angry protesters shouted and pushed against the police, trying to reach the square.

4.   Berisha claimed thousands of others were prevented by police from reaching the square.

5.   But neither on Tuesday night nor on Wednesday did the protesters make a determined effort to reach the square.

6.   He also tried to reach the square, but was stopped by police.

7.   On Saturday, reports said a crowd of demonstrators trying to reach the square was pushed back by police near the central bazaar.

8.   Police turned away or physically held foreign journalists trying to reach the square.

9.   The protest took place outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem although the Israeli army prevented dozens more people from reaching the square.

10.   Two Russian tanks reached the square in front of the palace on Saturday evening, AFP correspondents reported but were knocked out by Chechen fighters.