NOVOGROZNY, Russia, Jan 23 (AFP-NT) - Hostages held by Chechen independence rebels were not freed Tuesday as planned, but will be released on Wednesday, rebel military commander Aslan Maskhadov said. "Tomorrow the hostages will be sent" back to the neighbouring southern Russian republic of Dagestan, Maskhadov told a press conference in the eastern Chechen town of Novogrozny. AFP /AA1234/231420 GMT JAN 96

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