21.   Angolan radio said the rebels were threatening to blow up the dam.

22.   As police ring the building early Wednesday, an excited rebel threatens to start killing the hostages.

23.   As police ringed the building early Wednesday, an excited rebel threatened to start killing the hostages.

24.   Before the cease-fires were announced, the rebels threatened to attack the capital and its airport, along with police stations and other targets.

25.   Chechen rebels had long threatened to spread guerrilla war beyond their republic and have been driven from strongholds inside Chechnya during six months of battle.

26.   Chechen rebels have long threatened to carry guerrilla war beyond their republic into other parts of Russia.

27.   Chechen rebels have long threatened to carry guerrilla war beyond their bloodsoaked, breakaway republic into other parts of Russia.

28.   Chechen rebels have long threatened to wage a guerrilla war against civilians in Russia.

29.   Chechen rebels have long threatened to carry guerrilla war beyond their bloodsoaked republic into other parts of Russia.

30.   Chechen rebels have long threatened to carry the war beyond their republic into other parts of Russia.