Moscow theater takeover
Attack| Event Details | |||
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 | Primary Organization | Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade1 | |
| Other Organization | Riyadus-Salikhin Reconnaissance and Sabotage Battalion of Chechen Martyrs1 | |
| Other Organization | Special Purpose Islamic Regiment1 | |
| Means of Attack | Hostage-taking | |
| Location | Dubrovka Theater, Moscow, Russia | |
| Start Time | Oct. 23, 2002 | |
| End Time | Oct. 26, 2002 | |
| Victim Deaths | 129 | ||
| Attacker Deaths | 42 | ||
| Participants | Movsar Barayev (Leader) | |
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | On Oct. 23, between 40 and 50 Chechen rebels took more than 700 people hostage at the Dubrovka theater in Moscow. After a three-day standoff, Russian special operations forces stormed the theater after releasing a morphine-like anesthetic - probably fentanyl - which was responsible for the death of most of the victims. Most or all of the hostage-takers are killed as the special forces stormed the building. | |
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| 1U.S. State Department. 'Country Reports on Terrorism,' 2005 edition. | |||
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