Home>>World
Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Monday, October 28, 2002

Most Moscow Hostages Die of Special Gas Impact

Almost all of the 117 toll in the Moscow hostage crisis died of the impact of a special gas, except one who was shot dead in head, Andrei Seltsovsky, Chairman of the Moscow Health Committee, said Sunday.


PRINT DISCUSSION CHINESE SEND TO FRIEND


Almost all of the 117 toll in the Moscow hostage crisis died of the impact of a special gas, except one who was shot dead in head, Andrei Seltsovsky, Chairman of the Moscow Health Committee, said Sunday.

The gas affected their respiratory and blood circulation systems and resulted in the loss of consciousness, the doctor tolda press conference.

Moscow's chief anesthetist Yevgeny Yevdokimov said the gas was a general narcotic substance used in surgery as anesthesia. The death was caused by a too larger doze, he said.

According to Seltsovsky, nearly 650 of the hostages, who were released Saturday from a three-day holding by Chechen gunmen, remain in hospital. Some 150 of them were now in intensive care and 45 in serious condition, he said.

Seltsovsky said the latest the death toll was 117, including 63men and 54 women, with only 51 of them identified so far.

Moscow hospitals on Sunday began releasing some former hostages,but most were being kept for further treatment.


Questions?Comments? Click here
    Advanced






Russian President Apologizes to Russians

650 Former Hostages Remain Hospitalized in Moscow



 


China Outlines Future Plans for Expansion of Road Network ( 9 Messages)

PBOC Forecast Faster Money Growth ( 8 Messages)

China May Have More PhDs Than the US in 2010 ( 50 Messages)

China May Outstrip US as World's Largest FDI Recipient: UNCTAD ( 3 Messages)

China Opposes US Weapon Sales to Taiwan ( 3 Messages)

( Messages)



Copyright by People's Daily Online, all rights reserved