Russian impatience kills
Whew! That sticky three-day standoff with the Chechen Rebels is finally over. It's a good thing, too, since many people could have died. Oh wait — they did. In the Russian Special Forces raid, all 750 of the hostages were recovered. Unfortunately, 117 of them are now bound for the long sleep, compliments of the super-secret gas agent introduced to the theater through the ventilation shaft.