October 26, 2002 - 20:15 AMT
TWO OUT OF FIVE ARMENIANS HELD HOSTAGE BY TERRORISTS IN THEATER CENTER IN MOSCOW ARE IN HOSPITAL
It became known that after the completion of the operation of release of hostages in the Theater Center in Moscow, two out of five Armenian hostages went to hospital. Assistant of Armenian ambassador to Russia Gagik Sayadian told "Arminfo" agency about it. In his words, there is no threat to the lives of Armenian citizen Tamara Gevorgyan and Russian citizen Karen Hayrapetian. The information about the rest of the hostages - Armen Arakelian, Myasnik Zakarian and Margarita Aghababova, is being cleared up. Let us remind that this morning Russian special subdivisions successfully completed the operation on freeing the hostages, having annihilated 32 terrorists. Tens of hostages have seriously suffered, and there are victims among them.