MOSCOW. Aug 7: The Chee lien government today called for opposition parties to surrender weapons or face strong sanctions, as three security officials in the Russian breakaway republic were killed. Interfax reported, says Reuter.

The government added '-hat the distribution of anti-gov eminent tracts would now be punished by prison sentenced of up to 10 years, Interfax said.

The three security officials were killed Saturday, probably by militants opposed to the current separatist government Chechen security services said, quoted by Interfax.

The three were killed in the region of Nadjereshny in the north of the republic, the stronghold of the provisional council which on Tuesday declared the dismissal of Chechen President Dzhokar, Dudayev. according to the head of the security services Sultan Gueiiakharxr.'