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Meanings of moscow theater hostage-taking in English

Russian
теракт в театре на дубровке
Portuguese
crise dos reféns do teatro de dubrovka
Spanish
asalto al teatro de moscu
Catalan
presa d’ostatges del teatre dubrovka
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Seizure of a crowded Dubrovka Theater in Russia that happened in 2002.

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      Examples for "moscow theater hostage crisis"
      Examples for "moscow theater hostage crisis"
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      Since the Dubrovka theatre siege, the media had been put on a tight leash.
      The Guardian
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      Candles are lit in front of portraits of victims of the October 2002 Dubrovka Theatre siege in Moscow in this October 23, 2005 file photo.
      Reuters
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      The use of chemical less-lethals has always been controversial -especially after fentanyl gas was used to break up the 2002 Moscow Theatre Siege.
      Wired
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      The climate of secrecy in Russia is alive and well - as the lack of information on the gas in the Moscow theatre siege shows.
      The Irish Times
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      During the recent Moscow hostage crisis, when he chose to withhold important information from the public, he put these skills to the test.
      The Irish Times