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.

[txhurl]

The Madame Poised Woman will distribute visual aids as she sees fit LOL!@!

[SerpentDove]

>>Where are the news channels, why isn't this plastered all over them? <<

They are HOPING LIKE HELL this all fizzles, so they can sweep it under the rug.

But I fear it won't fizzle, it will explode, and in a day or two this will be the hugest story in the world.

Just my guess.

[Cachelot]

It will make all Muslims hate us, rather than the minority which hates us now

You don't get it. The magic bullet is this: "no muslims left". No fellow travellers either, come to think of it.

[CobaltBlue]

This may not be the right time to mention it, but there are Muslims who believe in tolerance, democracy, and the rights of all mankind.

I know several.

They aren't all Islamofascists. The Wahhabis are the worst, but I just found out today that the Wahhabis are a minority in Saudi Arabia, and the other Muslims hate them, but they are in control.

http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=18146183

[JohnathanRGalt]

Men Take Moscow Audience Hostage

By JIM HEINTZ, Associated Press Writer

Strange, I don't see the word Muslim, Islamist or Chechin anywhere in the Associated press article. AP wants us to think that it must have been just a bunch of "Men" -- why?

The BBC doesn't mince words (actually they do -- but not quite as much and it's not as blatant as AP).

[Smogger]

It is renovated by 24.10.2002 into 02:15:48
Version for the press/printing

02:20:Terrorists promised to let go 50 additional people in exchange for Akhmada Of kadyrova

Terrorists, who took hostages in the building of Moscow theatrical center "northeast", communicated to the colleagues of pravookhranitel'nykh organs/controls, that will let go 50 additional people, if to them appears the chapter of the administration Of chechni Of akhmad Of kadyrov.About this reports the television channel NTV. Previously Kadyrov it declared, that it was ready to render assistance for regulating of situation with the hostages.

Let us recall that earlier into the building of theatrical center for the encounter with the terrorists entered the deputy of the state Duma RF Of aslanbek Of aslakhanov; however, for it, apparently, so could not personally meet with the people, which took in hostages of approximately 700 people.

The correspondent OF RIA of "news" reports also that the terrorists periodically conduct shooting inside the building "into air".

In this case the fire/light is not conducted beyond the limits of building.In all likelihood, thus the terrorists attempt to hold in the stress/voltage of both the hostages and the colleagues of pravookhranitel'nykh organs/controls.

[swarthyguy]

[Vol2727]

According to last data, the terrorists freed approximately 150 people, in essence of children, Moslems and foreigners

Does that include Americans, I wonder?

[PoisedWoman]

Where are the news channels, why isn't this plastered all over them?

they're waiting for what Ann Coulter calls the "morphine adddicted transsexuals" at the NY Times to put the correct anti-Bush spin on it before the story is released.

[Bon mots]

CNN has blatantly removed any information regarding the fact that these Muslims freed all the muslims in the audience.

Look at their site. CNN - Coverup News Network

[JennysCool]

Apparently, even "men" is a misnomer.

[demsux]

OBL picks fights with some SERIOUS countries

[Aquinasfan]

How do you negotiate with Muslim widows who have explosives strapped to their bodies? They have nothing to live for.

The empty-headedness of the reportage is mind-boggling.

[Diogenesis]

What do you expect from CNN?
They idolize murderers and use the news to help them.

[Smogger]

Attention: I posted the wrong picture for that last update. This is the picture of that guy Akhmada Of Kadyrova that the terrorists want.

[gcruse]

Well then, if they refused to even talk to him it sounds
like they have every intention of blowing that building.

I can't think of any other reason for blowing off
negotiation.  They are wiring the place up.  To
give the networks the benefit of the doubt, they
are covering this because they think most Americans
don't care all that much.  Look at the lack of
Bali coverage.

[BJClinton]

CNN has blatantly removed any information regarding the fact that these Muslims freed all the muslims in the audience.

Look at their site

I did. Disgusting.

[ET(end tyranny)]

I got an email this morning telling me which major oil companies DON'T buy Saudi gas; I don't want to give these phony skunks a cent. BP does not use one gram of Saudi oil.

Cavuto had someone on a few weeks back with a list. All I could remember was BP. What are the others, please?

[laconic]

I suspect it doesn't include any Americans. This theater is in the working class area of Southeast Moscow, where Americans and other western tourists seldom go. Now, if it were the Bolshoi in the heart of Moscow, there would be plenty of Americans and Europeans there.