1.   He later set up special tax posts at the offices of debtor companies, seized thousands of cars from them and launched dozens of criminal and bankruptcy cases.

2.   Pustovoitenko also has set up special tax posts at the offices of debtor companies, seized thousands of cars from them and launched dozens of criminal and bankruptcy cases.

3.   The hostage-taking in southern Russia began last week when the rebels slipped past border guards and seized up thousands of people in the town of Kizlyar.

4.   The facility was closed briefly last month after rioters looted nearby army barracks and seized thousands of weapons, bringing Albania to the brink of all-out anarchy.