In what was possibly the only outcome, Russian security forces stormed the theatre where around 700 people were being held hostage [news.bbc.co.uk] last night. Depending on where you read it, between 10-20 hostages were killed during the operation, and the members of the rebel group were either killed, arrrested, or escaped. They had already begun [...]

Things in the news now : An armed gang holding hostages in a Moscow theatre has thretened to start killing them unless Russia withdraws from Chechnya [news.bbc.co.uk]. A horrible situation this one, with many many innocent people being held as hostages, in a situation that the group can not really except to achieve their aims, [...]