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To: goldsnow who wrote (11931)	5/19/1998 9:53:00 PM
From: bobby beara	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 116830

And the SWISS said they were going to sell their gold. HAAAAAAAAA! Actions speak volumes!

To: goldsnow who wrote (11931)	5/21/1998 4:16:00 PM
From: Alex	Respond to of 116830

Protesters storm government building in southern Russia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) - Hundreds of heavily armed protesters seized a government building in southern Russia on Thursday and were reportedly holding the republic's prime minister hostage. At least one person was killed and several wounded in clashes with security forces near the building in Dagestan, a mostly Muslim republic. The fighting appeared to be related to longstanding political and ethnic tensions, but the exact cause was not known. Many of the protesters were believed to be supporters of Nadirshakh Khachilayev, a member of the Russian parliament and head of Russia's Muslim Union, a leading Islamic group. Khachilayev is also a leader of an ethnic minority, the Laks. Gunbattles between his supporters and security forces broke out Wednesday night in Dagestan's capital of Makhachkala, witnesses and Russian media reported. Two policemen were killed and several were wounded, they said. About 2,000 Khachilayev supporters gathered Thursday morning outside Khachilayev's house, then moved to Makhachkala's central square, where they demanded the ouster of Dagestan's government and new elections. The supporters clashed with police, and more people were wounded and possibly killed, the Interfax news agency said. The protesters then disarmed guards and stormed the main government building in the city, which houses the republic's parliament and Cabinet. The Dagestani Interior Ministry reported about 300 people in the building. Interfax said there were 200, including Khachilayev, and that many were armed with automatic rifles, grenade launchers and pistols. Dagestan's prime minister was believed to be among those held captive, it said. Some raiders wearing green armbands periodically shot into the air from the roof of the building, shouting ''God is great!'' News agencies said a green Islamic flag was flying from the building. The news agencies said talks between Khachilayev and Dagestani officials resulted in an agreement to clear the building, but reporters said there was no sign that anyone had left by evening. Interfax said the protesters looted the building clean. Security forces blocked streets throughout the city, and surrounded the government building, the news agencies said. In Moscow, Russian President Boris Yeltsin was receiving hourly updates on the crisis, his spokesman said. Russian soldiers in Dagestan have been put on alert.