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end of hostage crisis in Moscow
Author
"Sergei Roy"
Date
26.10.2002 16:07
15:43

Followup on previous report.

Interior Ministry representative states that the terrorists were in contact with certain
individuals in Chechnya, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other unnamed countries, AS WELL
AS WITH CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN MOSCOW. This last will be investigated
by Russian security officers in conjunction with those from the respective countries and RF
Ministry of Foreign Affairs representatives.

Apart from the loss of life among the hostages and terrorists, some Alpha officers have
also been injured, but the exact nature of the injuries or loss of life among them is
undisclosed.

Most of the hostages who emerged from the building were in a state of shock and stupor
and could walk only with difficulty, some, especially the ladies, had to be carried. One
rescuer told a TV crew, with tears in his eyes, that a young woman whom he was carrying
came to in his arms and started kissing him. Natural reaction, I'd say.

Official report: no foreign nationals or children, in that order, have lost their lives in the
crisis. There were 67 foreigners among the audience.

Vice Mayor Shantsev, who had obviously been celebrating the success of the rescue
operation, said that he was proud to have shaken the hand of the Alpha colonel who had
shot dead the gang's leader Movsar Barayev (Suleymenov).

A sketch of Movsar Suleymenov's character. He is known to have been a real otmorozok,
R. slang for "frozen brain." Nephew of Arbi Barayev, the terrorist personally responsible for
countless murders, hostage takings and the beading of three Brits and one New
Zealander. The nephew eagerly followed in the footsteps of his role model and, after Arbi
Barayev was killed by federal troops, took his name. During the hostage taking he was
said by most of the people who were allowed into the building -- the deputies, doctors,etc.
-- to have been "resting," apparently in a manner that the Prophet would not have approved,
as the huge bottle of cognac he clutched in his left hand even in death shows.
S.R.

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end of hostage crisis in Moscow

Sergei Roy
26.10 16:07