Friday, September 03, 2004

School Terrorism - Update 2

Russian soldiers have control of the school and are chasing the fleeing terrorists as they try to make an escape. Continuous small arms gunfire in adjacent buildings. It's been noted by the media that there is confidence that the Russian soldiers will botch every rescue attempt. It's also been noted that Chechen terrorists have a reputation for being able to conduct attacks and slip away. Many of the terrorists were trained in Al-Qaida camps in Afghanistan. None of this is good news.

Interfax has an unconfirmed report that all hostages have been rescued from the school and 120 children are reported wounded.

There's a fear that the terrorists may attempt to blend into the chaotic crowds. Several terrorists have been arrested and some are holed up in neighborhood houses and shooting at soldiers.

[Update 8:10am EDT] Now it's reported that 250 children are hospitalized and five were killed by the terrorists, shooting indiscriminately as they fled.

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