21.  Russian news reports said the garrison had been involved in a vicious fire fight for more than seven hours and was running out of ammunition.

22.  Stanislav Govorukhin, the legislator who proposed the invitation, told The Associated Press that Solzhenitsyn was being ignored by Russian news organizations.

23.  Tajik rebels have killed a United Nations observer they had been holding hostage in a campaign to secure the release of fellow insurgents, Russian news organizations reported Thursday.

24.  The communist leader, Gennady Zyuganov, complained bitterly and often correctly that Russian news programs kept him off the air.

25.  The explosion injured at least six other people, according to the independent Russian news service Interfax, but no deaths were reported.

26.  The plight of the trapped seamen dominated Russian news.

27.  The presidential request was made public by a Russian news service reporter who was allowed into part of the meeting.

28.  The papers carry New York and Russian news, sports and advertisements.

29.  The Russian news service Interfax quoted police sources saying an anonymous caller claimed responsibility for the synagogue bombing on behalf of Russian National Unity.

30.  The Russian news program Vesti said Saturday night that the North Korean ambassador also went to the scene to negotiate with the gunman.