Who led the 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis?
Movsar Barayev led the group that identified itself as the 29th Division during the attack. The attackers took approximately 850 to 900 people hostage inside the Dubrovka Theater in Moscow.
Questions about Moscow theater hostage crisis
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When did the 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis begin and end?
The siege began at 9:02 PM on the 23rd of October 2002 when masked men drove a bus into the theater courtyard. The final storming occurred at 5:00 AM on the 26th of October after an aerosol anaesthetic was pumped into the ventilation system.
How many hostages died during the 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis?
The official death toll reached 132 hostages who died during the raid or in the following days. Andrei Seltsovsky stated that all but one victim died from the effects of the unknown gas rather than gunshot wounds.
What happened to survivors of the 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis?
About 700 surviving hostages were poisoned by the fentanyl derivative mixture used by Federal Security Service Alpha Group operators. Many suffered second- and third-degree disabilities due to complications from the exposure, and seventy-three hostages received no medical aid at all.
Why did the European Court of Human Rights rule against Russia regarding the 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis?
On the 20th of December 2011, the court ordered Russia to pay 64 applicants a total of 1.3 million euros for violating Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The ruling found Russia violated rights through inadequate planning and conduct of the rescue operation as well as failure to provide effective medical countermeasures.