410 posted on 09/04/2004 12:38:13 AM PDT by Happy2BMe
(I have knocked on the door of this man's soul and found someone home - Georgia Democrat Zell Miller)
Valery Andreyev, Russia's Federal Security Service chief in the region, said 10 Arabs were among 27 militants who were killed. The ITAR-Tass news agency, citing unidentified security sources, reported the hostage-taking was the work of Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, who had al-Qaida backing.
411 posted on 09/04/2004 12:39:06 AM PDT by stlnative
