Girl Hostage Dies in Moscow Hospital
A girl, who was among the hostages taken by Chechen rebels in Moscow theatre, died in 15the City Hospital. The girl has not been identified.
A girl, who was among the hostages taken by Chechen rebels in Moscow theatre, died in 15the City Hospital. The girl has not been identified.
None of the Chechen rebels escaped, Nikolai Patrushev, head of the Russian security service said. He confirmed 34 of the Chechens were killed, several others were arrested, but none had escaped.
The Bulgarian national Vesselin Nedkov who was among the hostages in the Moscow theater is currently undergoing routine checks. "He looks well as far as a person could look well after such a dangerous experience," Bulgaria's Ambassador in Moscow said.
There are no victims among the foreign nationals who were taken hostage in the Moscow Theater. That was confirmed by the crisis headquarters in Moscow, ITAR-TASS reported.
The Chechen commander Movsar Barayev was among those killed in the assault of the Moscow Theater on Saturday. Most of the Chechen guerrillas who had started to execute captive theatergoers, but some of the 700 hostages also died, officials said.
The latest developments in Moscow are another proof for the need of consolidated efforts against terrorism, President Parvanov said. He added that each country has to find a formula for stability and order and the roots of terrorism should be found and ma
"First of all I would like to offer my condolences and sympathy to all relatives and friends of those who died in Moscow," Foreign Minister Passy said. He added that the tragedy could have ended in a much more tragic way.
Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg said that he was sorry about the victims in Moscow. He added that he was happy about the Bulgarian Vesselin Nedkov who is safe and sound and expressed the hope that there were no Bulgarian victims.
Russian security forces have brought a dramatic end to the three-day siege in a Moscow theatre, where Chechen rebels were holding hundreds of people hostage. Hundreds of heavily-armed troops stormed the building at about 0600 local time (0200 GMT) after t
The two Bulgarians, who were for sure among the hundreds hostages in Moscow's Theatre, are safe and sound. The news came about three hours after the end of the three-day standoff as Russian forces stormed the theatre and began to free the hostages.
There are reportedly no victims among the foreign nationals, who were among the hundreds of hostages, taken by Chechen rebels in the Moscow Theatre, Bulgarian National Radio reported, citing reliable sources from the Operative Headquarters in Moscow. A li
Russian forces regained full control of the Moscow theatre early Saturday, where Chechen rebels held several hundred of hostages. The security forces stormed the building and began freeing those inside.
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Chechen guerrillas, who hold hundreds of people hostage in Moscow, have reportedly threatened to start executing their captives on Saturday morning. According to a theatre official the group said shooting will start if the demand for a Russian withdrawal
There is one more Bulgarian among the hostages in Moscow, the spokesman of the foreign ministry said. His name is Yuri Vladimirovich Gabrov and he is twenty years old.
European Union leaders Friday backed Romania and Bulgaria in their bid to join in 2007. In a change to their summit statement, the fifteen EU heads expressed "support for Bulgaria and Romania in their efforts to achieve the objective of acceding in 2007.
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