Kizlyar Hospital Hostage Crisis
| Kizlyar hostage crisis | |
|---|---|
| Location | Dagestan (Russia) |
| Date | January 9–10, 1996 |
| Target | Kizlyar |
| Attack type | Hostage crisis |
| Deaths | At least 19 |
Rebel fighters led by Raduyev then entered the town itself, where they took 2,000 to 3,400hostages and held them at a local hospital, a nearby high-rise building and a bridge. (According to Russian officials, there were "no more than 1,200" hostages taken.) At least 13 people were killed in street fighting and 19 in the following siege (including 24 civilians).
All but about 120 of the captives were released the next day, after Russian authorities said the rebels must first release the hostages to be granted a safe passage back to Chechnya. About 160 hostages, some of them reportedly volunteers, acted as human shields in order to deter a Russian ambush along the route.
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