11.   Eventually, the plane was allowed to land after the Russian pilot said he was running low on fuel.

12.   He identified the two Russian pilots as Sosnina Geannade and Araleav Sadyrdat, but did not know their home towns in Russia.

13.   He ordered the Russian pilot to land in Kandahar or be shot down.

14.   Instead, he was told to go to Afghanistan and negotiate the freedom of Russian pilots held there by Islamic fundamentalists.

15.   Instead, he was told to go to Afghanistan and negotiate the freedom of Russian pilots downed there by Islamic fundamentalists.

16.   It urged Russian pilots to follow the example of other officers who have either refused to attack Chechnya or resigned in protest.

17.   Ivanov was quoted as saying negotiations were under way with lawyers representing the Russian pilots to ensure that they agree on how much to seek.

18.   Military for Democracy also called on Russian pilots to follow the example of other officers who have either refused to attack Chechnya or resigned in protest.

19.   More than a dozen officials from the Russian Ministry of Aviation Production have been in the Eritrean capital, and Russian pilots and technicians have also been seen.

20.   More than a dozen officials from the Russian Ministry of Aviation Production have been in the Eritrean capital, along with Russian pilots and technicians.