October 24, 2002 - 20:21 AMT
REPORTS THAT ARMENIANS AMONG HOSTAGES IN MOSCOW THEATER CENTER NOT CONFIRMED YET
Reports that there are Armenians among the "Nord-Ost" musical audience taken hostages in Moscow are not confirmed at the Armenian embassy in Russia yet. As "Arka" agency was reported at the Armenian Embassy of RF, to find out all the details, Ambassador councilor went to the Theater center building. "We keep up with the events and take necessary measures", was stated at the embassy. It should be reminded that earlier Maria Shkolnikova, one of the hostages stated in her interview with "Echo Moskvi" radio station that there were 62 citizens of Armenia, Moldova, Yugoslavia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, USA, Germany, the Great Britain, Switzerland, Ukraine. At present, terrorists are holding about 500 hostages in the building of the Theater center, where October 23, in the evening, "Nord-Ost" musical was on. 711 tickets for the play had been sold.