Rebel fighters and Russian soldiers said a ceasefire effective at noon ( 0800 GMT ) on Friday was being generally observed , although scattered gunfire echoed through the Chechen capital Grozny .
<response> Rebel fighters and <misc>Russian</misc> soldiers said a ceasefire effective at noon ( 0800 <misc>GMT</misc> ) on Friday was being generally observed , although scattered gunfire echoed through the <misc>Chechen</misc> capital <location>Grozny</location> . </response>