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Russian special forces end Moscow hostage crisis in theater
In a dawn assault, Russian special forces killed the Chechen rebel leader and freed hundreds of hostages after a three day siege at a Moscow theater. Officials said most captors were killed and several hostages died or were injured during the crisis. The raid followed negotiators and mediators including journalist Anna Politkovskaya and former leaders, amid protests outside the theater.
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Federal Security Service
Movsar Barayev
Arbi Barayev
Kremlin
Vladimir Putin
Chechnya
Anna Politkovskaya
Politkovskaya
Putin
Lord Judd
Council of Europe
Associated Press
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Ian
Yevgeny Rrimaxov
Ruslan Aushev
Ingushetia
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Aslan Maskhadov
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