Topic: - on October 27, 2002 at 8:00:13 PM CET
Soporific Used During Special Operation
It’s likely that the special forces that stormed the theater building where Chechen terrorists held hostages used soporific to neutralize the terrorists, according to NEWSru.COM commenting on the video shot on the attack scene and demonstrated on the Russian ORT television.
The video demonstrated the terrorists, camouflaged men and women of Caucasian appearance, strapped with explosives. Judging by the poses of their bodies, the terrorists were killed while asleep.
hypnotic (soporific) n. a drug that produces sleep by depressing brain function. Hypnotics include benzodiazepines (such as nitrazepam and temazepam), chloral hydrate, and some sedative antihistamines (e.g. promethazine). Hypnotics are used for insomnia and sleep disturbances, especially in mental illnesses and in the elderly. They often cause hangover effects in the morning.
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