1.   Only one other witness claims to have seen the purported attack that left four Muslims dead.

2.   Police in Austria say they detained the man after receiving evidence that he might have been linked to a purported attack, but they declined to elaborate.

3.   ITAR-Tass quoted Romanov as saying the purported attack in Gudermes was led by a former top lieutenant of Chechen leader Dzhokhar Dudayev.

4.   ITAR-Tass quoted Romanov as saying the purported attack in Gudermes was led by a former top official under Chechen leader Dzhokhar Dudayev.

5.   The military said it was unaware of the purported attack, as did the Batticaloa Peace Committee, which maintains records of human rights violations.

6.   The purported attacks all occurred during the two years immediately following the signing of the peace accord.

7.   Villagers pointed to their ruined mud and stone homes and freshly dug graves as evidence of the purported American attack.