Moscow theater hostage crisis
seizure of a crowded Dubrovka Theater in Russia that happened in 2002
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]
| 2002 Nord-Ost siege | |
|---|---|
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Coordinates | 55°43′34″N 37°40′24″E / 55.72611°N 37.67333°E |
| Date | 23 October 2002 |
| Target | Dubrovka Theater |
Attack type | Mass hostage taking |
| Deaths | 171 (including all 40 insurgents) |
Injured | Over 700 |
| Perpetrators | SPIR Movsar Barayev (leader) † Abu Bakar (deputy leader) † Shamil Basayev (claimed responsibility for organization) |
| Motive | Independence for Chechnya and the withdrawal of Russian troops |
References
change- ↑ "Modest Silin, Hostage, Nord-Ost siege, 2002". Russia Today. 27 October 2007. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008.