1.   Police used a loudspeaker to demand the rebels surrender but they responded with a burst of automatic gunfire, the sources said on condition of anonymity.

2.   Russian President Vladimir Putin insists the rebels surrender and Chechnya remain a part of Russia.

3.   The army has rejected the cease-fire and says it will continue fighting until all rebels surrender or are killed.

4.   The military rejected the cease-fire and said it would continue fighting until all rebels surrender or are killed.

5.   The military has rejected the cease-fire and says it will continue fighting until all rebels surrender or are killed.

6.   Several Russian-Chechen peace talks have fallen apart within hours, since Moscow demands a total rebel surrender and Dudayev demands a total withdrawal of Russian troops.