1.   His offer came late Saturday night after the leader of the rebels, Nestor Cerpa, promised to gradually free captives who are not connected to the government.

2.   Or he engaged in struggle, freeing these captives from their demonic keepers.

3.   Russian troops are also preparing to withdraw from contested parts of the city, and many captives have been freed.

4.   The gunmen finally freed their captives when they were allowed safe exit.

5.   The International Red Cross was put on standby to assist in the exchange that would free the captives.

6.   Police and security service agents shot and wounded two of the three criminals who seized jail officials hostage Sunday, freeing the captives unharmed, the Interior Ministry said.

7.   President Alberto Fujimori has ruled out an armed assault to free the captives held by well-armed Tupac Amaru rebels, a close ally said Saturday.

8.   A government negotiator says the prisoners had agreed to free the captives this morning, but only one came out.

9.   All the captives were freed last month following intervention by the government of Papua New Guinea.

10.   All the other captives were freed unharmed.