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| Caucasus |
| Breslan corpse count now at 200, 92 kids still in very grave condition |
| 2004-09-03 |
| The three-day hostage siege at a school in southern Russia ended in chaos and bloodshed Friday, after witnesses said Chechen militants set off bombs and Russian commandos stormed the building. Hostages fled in terror, many of them children who were half-naked and covered in blood. Officials estimated the death toll at more than 200. Early Saturday, 531 people remained hospitalized, including 283 children — 92 of the youngsters in "very grave" condition, health officials said. Sixty-two hours after the hostage drama began during a celebration marking the first day of the school year, the Russian government said resistance had ended. Valery Andreyev, Russia's Federal Security Service chief in the region, said 10 Arabs were among 27 militants who were killed. The ITAR-Tass news agency, citing unidentified security sources, reported the hostage-taking was the work of Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, who had al-Qaeda backing. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 The girl in the picture at the link is about my stepson's age. I saw other pictures at pravda.ru and at Logic and Sanity showing kids covered in blood, looking like they'd stared into hell. I wish every parent in the US and Europe could see these pictures so that they FINALLY realize that this is a total civilizational war. Wake up! Our children are at stake! |
| Posted by: Jonathan 2004-09-03 11:06:12 PM |