ALEKSII II WARNS OF FALLOUT FROM TALEBAN CASE.

RussianOrthodox Patriarch Aleksii II told Russian radio August 27 thatany efforts by the Afghan opposition group Taleban to force capturedRussian crewmen to convert to Islam could end the "confessionalcoexistence" that now exists in Russia and have a negativeimpact on Russia’s Muslims. The current crisis began August 4when the Taleban group forced down a Tatar-owned plane carryingRussian weapons to Kabul from Albania.

Filatov, Yakovlev Lose Government Protection.