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Chechen kebab artist frees hostages, surrenders
A gunman holding 13 guests hostage at a hotel in Istanbul surrendered after a 90-minute siege today. Mustafa Yildirim, who is believed to be of Chechen origin, owns a kebab restaurant in the town of Karaman. He walked into the lobby of the Marmara hotel in Istanbul this morning, firing shots into the air.A kebabber? Usually an ad in the local paper'll get you going... The 13 hostages - four Bulgarians, three Japanese and six Turks - were released unharmed 90 minutes later. Its thought the gunman wanted to draw attention to the situation in Chechnya. And unarmed Bulgarians have what to do with Chechnya? Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-05-04 |
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