The Beslan siege organiser, Chechen rebel Shamil Basayev , has spoken for the first time since declaring he was responsible for the hostage situation. The Beslan school siege last September resulted in 330 deaths, half of which were children. Basayev was also responsible for the Moscow Theatre siege , in which 130 people died after a military assault to free the hostages and overwhelm the terrorists. A package containing three video CDs with an hour's statement by Basayev was sent to Channel 4 News , four months after they asked an intermediary questions about them man behind the attacks.
The Beslan siege organiser, Chechen rebel , has spoken for the first time since declaring he was responsible for the hostage situation. The last September resulted in 330 deaths, half of which were children. Basayev was also responsible for the , in which 130 people died after a military assault to free the hostages and overwhelm the terrorists. A package containing three video CDs with an hour's statement by Basayev was sent to , four months after they asked an intermediary questions about them man behind the attacks.
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