Moscow theater hostage crisis
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The Moscow theater hostage crisis was a 2002 terrorist siege in which Chechen militants took hundreds of people captive in a Moscow theater, ending with a controversial Russian special forces assault that caused numerous deaths among hostages and attackers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moscow theater hostage crisis canonical | 2 |
| Dubrovka theater hostage crisis | 1 |
| Nord-Ost siege | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hostage crisis
ⓘ
siege ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Moscow theater hostage crisis
ⓘ
surface form:
Dubrovka theater hostage crisis
Moscow theater hostage crisis ⓘ
surface form:
Nord-Ost siege
|
| attackerFatalities | all or nearly all attackers killed ⓘ |
| casualties | over 170 people killed ⓘ |
| causeOfHostageDeaths | effects of gas used by Russian forces ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Chechen War ⓘ |
| controversy |
handling of medical response to hostages
ⓘ
lack of adequate antidotes and information for doctors ⓘ secrecy about the gas composition ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | attack occurred during performance of the musical Nord-Ost ⓘ |
| duration | about 57 hours ⓘ |
| ECHRJudgment | Russia partly responsible for inadequate planning and rescue operations ⓘ |
| endDate | 2002-10-26 ⓘ |
| governmentPosition | Russian authorities defended the use of gas as necessary to save lives ⓘ |
| hostageFatalities | over 120 hostages killed ⓘ |
| impact |
debate over counterterrorism tactics
ⓘ
increased Russian security measures ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | cases brought before the European Court of Human Rights ⓘ |
| location |
Dubrovka Theater
ⓘ
Moscow ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive international media attention ⓘ |
| method |
hostage-taking
ⓘ
threat of explosives ⓘ |
| motive |
end of war in Chechnya
ⓘ
pressure Russia to withdraw forces from Chechnya ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large number of female suicide bombers among attackers
ⓘ
use of an undisclosed chemical agent by state forces ⓘ |
| numberOfAttackers |
about 40
ⓘ
including many female suicide bombers ⓘ |
| numberOfHostages |
approximately 850
ⓘ
over 800 ⓘ |
| partOf | terrorism in Russia ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Chechen militants
ⓘ
Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs ⓘ |
| resolutionMethod |
storming of the theater
ⓘ
use of incapacitating gas ⓘ |
| responseBy |
Alpha Group
ⓘ
Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation ⓘ Russian special forces ⓘ Vympel ⓘ
surface form:
Vympel unit
|
| startDate | 2002-10-23 ⓘ |
| target | the musical Nord-Ost performance ⓘ |
| year | 2002 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nord-Ost siege
this entity surface form:
Dubrovka theater hostage crisis