** Amazing Video of the Russian Forces Rescuing Hostages! **
RUSSIAN FORCES CLEANUP ON REMAINING TERRORISTS,
61 TERRORISTS KILLED AND 24 CIVILIANS & MILITARY IN NALCHIK,
VIDEO OF RESCUE OPERATIONS HERE
Russian soldiers cleaned up on the terrorist operations in Nalchik early Friday by eliminating the remaining 8 terrorists and freeing the 7 hostages who were walled up in a police station and store.
A Russian special forces soldier aims a grenade launcher to throw a smoke grenade outside a store, where hostages are held, in Nalchik, southern Russia , Friday, Oct. 14, 2005. Security forces on Friday freed seven hostages who had been held by alleged Islamic extremists in a police station and a store, trying to snuff out the last resistance by rebels who launched simultaneous attacks on police and government buildings across this turbulent southern Russian town a day earlier. (AP)
Russian special forces hide while they throw a smoke grenade outside a store, where hostages are held, in Nalchik, southern Russia , Friday, Oct. 14, 2005. Security forces on Friday freed seven hostages who had been held by alleged Islamic extremists in a police station and a store, trying to snuff out the last resistance by rebels who launched simultaneous attacks on police and government buildings across this turbulent southern Russian town a day earlier. (AP)
In this image taken from NTV, police officer embraces his colleague, who has been hold hostage, in Nalchik, Friday, Oct. 14, 2005. Security forces on Friday freed seven hostages who had been held by alleged Islamic extremists in a police station and a store, trying to snuff out the last resistance by rebels who launched simultaneous attacks on police and government buildings across this turbulent southern Russian town a day earlier. (AP)
Five militants were also killed not far from Nalchik:
Five militants have been killed and one detained in the city of Chegem, 15 kilometers away from Nalchik, a source in the local law-enforcement agencies said Friday.
According to the source, militants attacked police from Chegem Thursday and then tried to escape. They were found in a cornfield and killed.
Previous Post on the Nalchik Siege HERE
Update: (7:00 PM CST) Twelve civilians and 24 members of the security forces died in violence. 91 attackers had been killed and at least 36 captured. (BBC)
Update 2: (7:30) Wow! This post made it on the prestigious Real Clear Politics site today. Cool!
Update 3: (11:00 PM CST) Andrew Young, the Russian expert at Siberian Light, has the best analysis that I have seen from any source on the attacks on Nalchik.
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