RUSSIAN POLICEMEN SEAL OFF AREA AROUND SWEDISH EMBASSY

MOS06:RUSSIA-SWEDEN-HOSTAGE:19DEC97 - Russian policemen cordon off an area around the Swedish embassy December 19. An employee of the embassy was held hostage in his car on Friday by a lone man believed to be armed and demanding a 3 million ransom. mf/Photo by Grigory Dukor REUTERS