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Russia: Moscow Death Toll Rises as Chechen Threatens More Attacks The civilian death toll from the Moscow theater siege rose to 120 as a woman died of acute cardiac insufficiency, the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, Nov. 1). Only two of the dead were killed by their captors, with the remaining 118 victims succumbing to the effects of the anesthetic chemical pumped into the theater by Russian authorities. Four children are among the 148 freed hostages who remain hospitalized as of Monday (Interfax/Associated Press, Nov. 4). Russian authorities freed hundreds of hostages and killed 50 Chechen extremists when they retook the theater Oct. 26, but experts have said that the Russians also caused civilian fatalities with “a huge overdose” of fentanyl, the London Independent reported. The fentanyl was pumped through the theater’s ventilation system to incapacitate the Chechens. Meanwhile, a Chechen military leader has claimed responsibility for the raid and announced that more devastating attacks will follow. “The next time those who come won’t make any demands, won’t take any hostages,” Shamil Basayev said. The main goal will be to destroy the enemy and exact maximum damage” (Fred Weir, Independent, Nov. 3).
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