21.   Russian soldiers and police sealed off most of downtown Grozny on Saturday to carry out document checks.

22.   The government has set aside a small hotel on the outskirts of the capital, Yerevan, to house the refugees pending medical and document checks, he said.

23.   The stalemate was finally ended on Sunday when residents agreed to hand over weapons and submit to the searches and document checks, reports said.

24.   Thousands of Albanians this month have been rounded up for document checks, many herded into football stadiums and held for deportation if caught without the proper papers.