The Soviet troops had already encircled the Pest side of the capital and were about 50 kilometers way.

Spanish troops encircled the city however.

An Interior Ministry spokesman said troops had encircled the area to hunt for the killers.

Israeli troops encircled the building while bulldozers knocked down nearby walls and helicopters fired missiles in an attempt to turn the prison into a "pressure cooker".

The troops of the League encircled the castle and started their attack.

Eventually, the American troops found themselves encircled.

As the troops encircled the major location of the demonstration, near the Government House, demonstrators agreed to end their activity.

Military officials said that Russian troops had encircled about 80 percent of the capital, Grozny, and that warplanes continued striking targets today, killing 150 rebels.

His veteran African troops would then press in from the flanks at the crucial moment, and encircle the overextended Roman army.

Although the Russian military has the firepower to take the capital and troops have encircled the city, they have so far been unwilling to storm Grozny.