Moskau: Geisel-Erschießungen noch diesen Abend?


Ein russischer Vermittler in der Geiselaffäre in Moskau hat heute Abend erklärt, die tschetschenischen Geiselnehmer würden noch heute mit der Erschießung der Geiseln beginnen, falls ihre Forderungen nicht erfüllt werden und führende Politiker nicht mit ihnen zu verhandeln begännen.

Was die Pravda schreibt weiter unten.

¬> ORF

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Observations from the Scene: Alpha Force Brought In


Observations from the scene.

Today, eight children have been released, between the ages of six and twelve. It is reported that 25 children remain in the building.

It is being said that the Russian government has broken off talks. The Russian government will not consider removing Russian troops from Chechnya. In fact, because of this, the government is promising to come down even harder in Chechnya.

¬> PRAVDA

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Report: U.S. Unprepared for Attacks


"In all likelihood, the next attack will result in even greater casualties and widespread disruption to American lives and the economy" than the Sept. 11 attacks, said the task force chaired by former Sens. Gary Hart, D-Colo., and Warren Rudman, R-N.H. The report was released late Thursday.

¬> Associated Press

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FBI National Press Office
Terror WARNING


For Immediate Release October 24, 2002

On October 23, the FBI distributed through the NLETS communications system, an intelligence update warning state and local law enforcement of recent reporting that al-Qa'ida is targeting the U.S. railway sector. Information from debriefings of al-Qa'ida detainees as of mid-October indicates that the group has considered directly targeting U.S. passenger trains, possibly using operatives who have a Western appearance.

¬> FBI

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Chechen Gunmen Shoot Moscow Hostage


Chechen gunmen shot and killed one of the hundreds of hostages being held at a Moscow theater, Russian news media reported Thursday.

¬> <a href="story.news.yahoo.com"target="_blank">Associated Press

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Geiselkommando setzt Moskau Ultimatum


Die Geiselnehmer in einem Moskauer Theater haben der russischen Regierung ein Ultimatum gesetzt. Moskau habe sieben Tage Zeit, seine Truppen aus Tschetschenien abzuziehen und den Einsatz in der Kaukasusrepublik zu beenden, erklärten die Rebellen auf ihrer Website kavkaz.org. Andernfalls werde das Musicaltheater in der russischen Hauptstadt in die Luft gesprengt.

¬> <a href="www.freiepresse.de"target="_blank">AFP

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Die Website zur Geiselnahme


Es ist klar, wo die Sympathien von Kavkaz liegen, und gerade deswegen sind die Texte lesenswert. Unvorstellbar, wie das Internet das Informationsangebot gewandelt hat: Wie hätte man vor fünf Jahren den ungefilterten Standpunkt von Terroristen kennen lernen können?

¬> Kavkaz

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Chechen separatists contacted the BBC


They demanded immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Chechnya, and said they were prepared to die for their cause.

¬> BBC

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BREAKING NEWS
Gunmen seize Moscow theater. Theater director says about 1,000 people were inside. Details to come.


-- A group of about 20 armed gunmen has seized a Moscow movie theatre and are holding the audience, believed to be several hundred people, hostage, Interfax reports.

CNN's Ryan Chilcote says that Russia's elite Alpha Group of security troops have been dispatched to the scene, marking it out as a serious incident.

Interfax, one of whose reporters was in the theatre at the time, said the gunmen had allowed members of the audience to make phone calls and children to be released.

¬> CNN ¬> Google NEWS related articles

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Gunmen Hold Theater Audience Hostage In Moscow


According to Russia's Federal Security Service, a group of armed men entered the theater Wednesday.

The Interfax news agency says one of its reporters was inside the theater at the time. She told them by phone that the armed men had fired into the air -- and that they are preventing the audience from leaving.

¬> local6.com

Up to 30 Armed Men Seize Moscow Theater
Up to 30 gunmen, seized a Moscow theater staging a musical late Wednesday, firing shots in the air and holding a number of people hostage, police and news agencies said.

¬> REUTERS

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Angriff auf die Internet-Infrastruktur
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Die 13 Root Server des Internet waren am Montag Abend die Ziele der Distributed-Denial-of-Service-Angriffe von bislang Unbekannten

Am Montag hat angeblich der größte Angriff auf die 13 Root Server stattgefunden, auf denen alle gültigen Top Level Domains und die Adressen der Registrierungsstellen verzeichnet sind. Die Root Server sind die zentralen Server im Internet, die an oberster Stelle des Domain Name Systems (DNS) befinden und auf globaler Ebene die Verknüpfung zwischen den Domainnamen und den numerischen Rechneradressen herstellen. Der Angriff sei zu kurz gewesen, um sich spürbar auf das Internet auszuwirken.

¬> Telepolis ¬> Google NEWS related articles ¬> OLD SHIT

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Another Blast Rocks Philippines


A bomb ripped through a bus in suburban Manila late Friday, killing at least three people and injuring 20 others, police said. The incident at 10 p.m. occurred on a EDSA highway, one of the capital's main thoroughfares, in Quezon City, despite tightened security following two deadly bombings Thursday in the southern Philippines and a grenade blast early Friday morning in Manila's financial district.

¬> CBS

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