 On 6 March, a Cypriot passenger jet was hijacked by Chechen sympathisers while flying toward Germany.Both of these incidents were resolved through negotiations, and the hijackers surrendered without any fatalities being inflicted.On 6 March, between 1,500 and 2,000 Chechen fighters infiltrated Grozny and launched a three-day surprise raid on the city, overrunning much of it and capturing caches of weapons and ammunition.