A motley group of 400-600 men continued to guard Lithuania's parliament. Many slept on couches or in sleeping bags during the day. Others filled sandbags.
A number carried hunting rifles and shotguns, some of which looked 50 years old.
"The war in the gulf undoubtedly increases the chances on an attack on us. We all know that," said Vaidila Mindausas, one of the guards at the Lithuanian parliament.
Inese Birzniece, a Latvian government spokesperson, said Latvians had much the same reaction, but turned more optimistic when they heard reports of the success of the anti-Iraqi operation.
Tass quoted a Soviet Army deputy chief of staff, Col. Gen. Grigory Krivosheyev, as saying an agreement was struck between Defense Minister Dmitri T. Yazov and Estonian Prime Minister Edgar Savisaar on military service for Estonian men. Tass said the accord will allow some Estonian draftees to serve in Estonia.
In a sharp attack on Gorbachev, Tass commentator Andrei Orlov, known for his independent views, said Lithuania "set the example of lawlessness" with its declaration of independence, but this by no means justifies the use of military force, including tanks, against civilians."