Moscow theater hostage crisis
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| 2002 Nord-Ost siege | |
|---|---|
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Coordinates | 55°43′34″N 37°40′24″E / 55.72611°N 37.67333°ECoordinates: 55°43′34″N 37°40′24″E / 55.72611°N 37.67333°E |
| Date | 23 October 2002 |
| Attack type | Mass hostage taking |
| Deaths | 171 (including all 40 insurgents) |
| Injured | Over 700 |
| Perpetrator(s) | SPIR Movsar Barayev (leader) † Abu Bakar (deputy leader) † Shamil Basayev (claimed responsibility for organization) |
Shamil Basaev took the responsibility for the terrorist attack
The Moscow theater hostage crisis (also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege) was a terrorist attack of the Dubrovka Theater by Chechen terrorists on 23 October 2002. According to the attackers, they belonged to Islamist separatist movement in Chechnya.[1]
Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis Media
President Vladimir Putin visiting the Sklifosovsky Emergency Medicine Institute to meet with hostages rescued from the theater in Dubrovka.
References
- ↑ Modest Silin, Hostage, Nord-Ost siege, 2002. Russia Today (27 October 2007).