Reactions
- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he was "shocked" by the murder.
- According his spokesman, President of Russia Boris Yeltsin was "deeply disturbed".
- President of Ichkeria Aslan Maskhadov said he was "saddened and angered". He also announced a national crackdown on kidnappers and called for mobilisation of war veterans to fight the organized crime.
- The British Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook, described the murders as "repugnant" and pledged to discover exactly what led the tragedy. Paul Keetch, the MP for the constituency where victim Peter Kennedy lived, has blamed the Chechen security forces for bungling a rescue attempt.
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