Men Hold Moscow Audience Hostage [Reports of 1000 Hostages]

AP News ^ | OCTOBER 23, 14:03 ET

[McGruff]

MOSCOW (AP) — Armed men entered a Moscow theater Wednesday and took the audience hostage, the Federal Security Service said.

The theater was holding a performance of the musical Nord-Ost, one of the Russian capital's most popular productions.

The Interfax news agency said one of its reporters was inside the theater at the time of the raid. She told them in a telephone call that the men had fired into the air and were preventing the audience from leaving, the agency said.

Police units were on their way to the scene.

[BurbankKarl]

they turn off cell sites in the US also...or jam them.

[Michael2001]

We'll take their side if they take our side. Bush and Putin need to sit down and discuss the global war on terrorism. The Russians are our natural allies, even if they don't know it yet.

[Skooz]

Well, the E! Hollywood Story is on with a 2 hour show on the cast of "Dallas." That will have as much news about this as Fox or any other of the cable news outlets.

[GovernmentShrinker]

I hope you're a good distance from the action. And please keep feeding us whatever info you cull from Russian news sources. Translator programs don't seem to work well with Russian, and U.S. news outlets seem to be keeping this story in the background. Stay safe!

[BrooklynGOP]

The Soviet Union was the first nation in the world to recognize Israel.

Right, and Stalin let some Jews leave USSR and go there, hoping that they would establish a communist state (another soviet satellite). When they didnt' happen, USSR got a little pissed and supported arabs.

[flamefront]

Weird how Reuters tries to frame the attack by a bunch of war protestors. As if justified.

[Dog]

I would think they would have spotters outside the theater ....calling in the police positions..

[Smogger]

Your right babelfish does a much better job then the piece of crap I was using which is called Prompt. This makes much more sense now: ;-)

It is renovated by 24.10.2002 into 01:12:19
Version for the press/printing

0:50 buildings DK are surrounded, deputy GD entered inward, journalists they asked to go away further

The deputy of Gosduma Aslanbek Of aslakhanov entered into the building of theatrical center "northeast" for the negotiations with the aggressors.On this into 0:30 transmitted the radio station of the "echo of Moscow".It is assumed that it is intended to enter with the terrorists the straight/direct negotiations.Known also that Aslakhanov it was directed toward the encounter with the aggressors voluntarily.

Very building of theatrical center (former DK "Moscow bearing") is completely surrounded by militia, which do not let pass to it journalists.The special statement for the colleagues OF THE SMI gave the chief for the administration of the information GUVD of Moscow city Valerie Gribakin.

Gribakin reported that the theatrical center was seized by the group of terrorists with the number of 40-50 people, among whom there are both the men and women.They are armed by automatic weapon.All aggressors - face of neslavyanskoy nationality.

According to Gribakina, several ten people of the number of spectators and actors knew how to run out or to be freed independently.Furthermore, terrorists let out from the building of the theatrical center of the citizens of the Georgia, subject foreign states and those, who confess Islam.

The basic demand of terrorists, noted the chief for the administration of information GUVD, - to regulate the situation in Chechne.

Valerie Gribakin also said that the new information will reach to the journalists of every 30-40 minutes.

Furthermore, source in FSB of Russia reported that at present the specialist- negotiators attempt to enter the contact with the terrorists, who took hostages.

However, according to the source, is necessary time, in order to completely explain the situation, arising of the inside seized by terrorists building.

Meanwhile correspondent To lenta.Ru reports that the building from all sides is surrounded by special-NAZSHEEP and BTRami.

[Viktor]

Thanks for your good wishes guys
FR is truly great. You gotta know that this thread is about as well informed as local TV here. Not that I want to say anything bad about the Russian news. Just want to congratulate Freepers on vigilance and accuracy.

[tomahawk]

I have been greatly bothered by Clinton's, and to a lesser extent Bush's, hypocricy on the Chechen issue. They are terrorists, having invaded Dagestan (part of Russia) and promising to spread Jihad to large portions of Russia. The Chechen bandits should be wiped out, no ifs ands or buts.

[Sender]

the doctor has come

time for your shot! this might hurt a little.

[BrooklynGOP]

Hell, the French are friendlier to the Palestinians than the Russians.

The French are friendlier to the Palestinians than Kuwaitis, Saudis, Lebanese, Syrians, etc.

[swarthyguy]

That's right - ignore a billion indians as minor.

No its ALLNONMUSLIMS against these scum.

The liberals etc don't recognise but we're fighting this for them too. No credit will be given but in Islam there are no liberals left after a while.

[MissAmericanPie]

They recognize it, they are cut from the exact same cloth. The Socialist, world over, are ready to caputilate to Islam.

[gcruse]

This breaks down roughly to US-UK-Israel plus a few minor states, v. China-Ruusia-Islam-US press-Godless
Socialists-Humanists-Wiccans-France and other assorted Euroweenies-Academia-Narcissists-Rapists, Pedophiles, and
Homosexuals-the Self-Important- and william jefferson clinton, et al.

I didn't see a sarcasm indicator, so I assume you're serious.
What you basically have is Charleton Heston against the rest of the world.
And you're welcome to it.

[shocked]

Comming soon to a theater near you.

Shocked!

[BrooklynGOP]

Good to be bilingual. Be safe!

[laconic]

Reuters doesn't surprise me. The left wing in Britain is very strong, especially among the chattering classes. Its only Middle England that keeps that country strong and a US ally.

[AdvisorB]

The bolsheviks literally created the plo. They were
used as a catspaw against the pro-western arab regimes and the gulf shiekdoms. Russia today is very supportive of
the Israeli cause. Russia is a fledgling democracy.
There are still many Jews in Russia, and they tend to
vote, which has not be lost on old pooty poot.

[tomahawk]

May the Russian forces be victorious is this battle against the Jihadists, and may no harm come to the innocents whom the Jihadists threaten.