11.   North Korea received the message but has not yet responded, said command spokesman Stephen Oertwig.

12.   Russian troops also confiscated bombs, guns and ammunition, according to a federal command spokesman.

13.   The command spokesman, Lt. Col. DJ.

14.   The military command spokesman told the ITAR-Tass news agency that the situation in Chechnya remained relatively calm, with only one incident reported since Saturday.

15.   A federal command spokesman told Interfax that the occupants of the cars had tried to attack a Russian post during the curfew and soldiers had returned fire.

16.   A command spokesman Steven Lucas said cell space was not an immediate concern.

17.   A command spokesman, quoted by Interfax news agency, said two of those killed were interior ministry troops and the third was a federal army soldier.

18.   A joint military command spokesman here told AFP here that the situation on the heavily armed demilitarized zone had not changed.

19.   A joint military command spokesman here told AFP here that the military situation on the heavily armed demilitarized zone had not changed.

20.   A Russian command spokesman quoted by Interfax said rebel units were blockading some Russian positions and demanding that they hand over their weapons.