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Moscow Theatre Siege

Svetlana Gubareva recalls her ordeal when Chechen rebels seized a Moscow theatre in October 2002. Her daughter and fianc茅 were among the 130 casualties.

In October 2002 Chechen rebels seized a packed theatre in central Moscow and took hundreds of people hostage. They demanded the withdrawal of Russian troops from Chechnya. Olga Smirnova has been hearing the story of Svetlana Gubareva who was in the theatre that night with her fianc茅 and daughter.

Photo: Images of some of the victims amid candles and floral tributes (Denis Sinyakov/Getty Images)

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