[mvonfr]

Update:

About 600 hostages; about 50 terrorists; most are indeed women (voina.ru).

Guess: I could not understand why so many terrorists are needed; 20 should have been enough. Perhaps, most of them have very little mil. experience.

[MineralMan]

Right now, Voina.ru is reporting negotiations between the terrorists and the military. 3:01 pst

[GovernmentShrinker]

Maybe lots of the savages were eager to participate in the savagery.