Moscow court to examine siege claims

Updated: 16:51, Tuesday, 24 December 2002

A Moscow court is to start examining compensation claims lodged against the city authorities by former hostages from October's Moscow theatre siege.

A Moscow court is to start examining compensation claims lodged against the city authorities by former hostages from October's Moscow theatre siege.

If the siege victims and their families are successful, city officials could face a bill of up to 40 million dollars.

The Moscow government has denied responsibility for the tragedy in which more than 120 hostages died, mainly from the effects of a gas used by the police to knock out the Chechen hostage-takers.

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