Storming of theater necessary, but costly, Putin admits

Thursday, November 7, 2002

MOSCOW -- Meeting with survivors of last month's hostage crisis, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that his government had no doubts about the need to storm the Moscow theater but acknowledged the death toll was high.

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