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Hostages CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 criticize the rescue operation, making clear the Bush adminis tration’s view that blame for the deaths lay with the captors. “The Russian government and the Russian people are victims of this tragedy, and the tragedy was caused as a result of the terrorists who took hostages and booby trapped the building and created dire circumstances,” spokesman Ari Fleischer said Sunday. The approximately 800 hostages were taken Wednesday night when an estimated 50 Chechen rebels stormed the theater during a popular musical. They demand ed that Russia end its war in Chechnya. The few dozen hostages who were well enough to be released Sunday could provide few clues as to the nature of the gas. “We knew something serious was going to happen” when the gas started seeping into the hot au ditorium that reeked of excre ment, Mark Podlesny said as he walked out of Veterans Hospital No. 1 near the theater. “I lost consciousness. Yes, there was a strange smell,” said Roma Shmakov, a 12-year-old actor in “Nord-Ost,” the musical in progress when the gunmen burst in. Outside hospitals where the hostages were taken for treat ment, friends and family crowded the gates in futile efforts to learn if loved ones were inside. Authorities gave out little infor mation on identities, conditions or where victims had been taken. Even diplomats had trouble find ing information about the estimat ed 70 foreign citizens who were among the captives. U.S. consular officials searched the city’s hospi tals for one of the two Americans known to have been in the theater. A second American was found re cuperating in a city clinic. At least two other foreigners — one Dutch 'and one Austrian—died. Only on Sunday afternoon, more than 24 hours after the hostages were freed, did hospitals post lists of patients. Visitors were still prohibited. Some people out side the gates saw their relatives waving from windows. “They are hostages again,” one visitor shouted to the armed guards at Hospital 13, where about half the captives were taken. Most who left the hospitals hugged those meeting them, then hurried to get out of the chilling rain and avoid reporters and TV cameras. Podlesny questioned Russian television footage that showed the captors’ corpses in the theater amid liquor bottles and syringes. “They didn’t drink, didn’t smoke, didn’t swear. They were very dis ciplined,” he sSid. Podlesny and Georgy Vasilyev, producer of “Nord-Ost”, disputed Russian officials’ statement that the guerrillas had begun shooting hostages before dawn and prompt ing the special forces’ assault. A total of 118 hostages where known to have died after the Chechens stormed the theater -116 from the effects of the gas, one young woman shot early in the standoff and one hostage shot Saturday morning shortly before the raid. Shooting CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 driving recklessly in the middle class neighborhood. “A man got onto him for driv ing erratically because he said he almost hit some kids,” Koch said. Fears was to be arraigned Monday on two charges of first degree murder, said Sequoyah County District Attorney Diane Barker-Harrold. She said prose cutors hadn’t decided if they will seek the death penalty. Some people in Sallisaw won dered if Fears was mimicking the sniper attacks in the Washington area. “I think it’s a copycat thing,” said Camellia Conley, an em ployee at a Sallisaw hotel. “He’s been a rebel without a cause. He was always a loner.” Koch said such speculation was premature. “It’s way too ear ly to say it’s a copycat,” Koch said. Fears was described as a po lite student who worked part time at a Wal-Mart store and lived with his mother in Sallisaw, a town of about 8,000 people near the Oklahoma Arkansas state line. On Saturday, after neighbor Greg Caughman complained to Fears about his driving, Fears broke into his father’s house and stole a shotgun, Koch said. _ \\ Ifyou are ready for a REAL Tailgate Party, then come on by! / vr tlie 5th Great Gamecock JTTAILGATE PARTY"/2002^1 ^ November 2 (USC vs. TENNESSEE) 12:30-3:00 pm K \ 'v. featuring music by: DJ Kevin Conklin (LAI // Seawell's Parking Lot - 1125 Rosewood Drive / /C // across the street from "the ROCKET" at the State Fairgrounds, jf/ I // The best part is that it is all FREE: Music, Lots of Great Food, Drinks & Door Prizes. J /*-^7 Souvenirs for the first 200 USC students in attendance at each Tailgate Party. c^^flI // THESE TAILGATE PAR11ES ARE AN ALCOHOL & OTHER DRUG-FREE ENVIRONMENT sponsored by the Russell House Alcohol & Drug Programs. VV III it Map* funding provided by a gram received from the L.S. Department of Education Safe & Drug-Free Schtxils Program: The Prevention of High-Risk Drinking & Violent Behavior Among CoBege Students Project. / 1 f / Actual dates or times may change due lofunding or programmatic decisions. For additional information, please call 777-7130. / ¥ jf i / Department of Student Life Division of Student & Alumni Services // / \ \ , I ... I .. . ■ —I .I.-.- I. ■ .. —.1 I ■ ■ I I ■ I II—I ■ ... I .. Sniper CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ty, and we can move quickly,” he said. The Virginia charges be ing filed Monday will cover two woundings and at least two of the three killings committed there. William Neely, the prosecutor in Spotsylvania County, Va., said he will seek the death penalty for Muhammad. Malvo also could face death under state law, but Neely said his sentence would de pend on his role in the shootings. There is no death penalty in the District of Columbia, where one person was killed. Kilgore said that he had spoken with White House and Justice Department officials and that the federal government has been co operative with Virginia. He said that means “no federal charges at least until we’ve filed our indict ment and get our process going here in Virginia.” Virginia and Maryland au thorities have not had the same working relationship, he said. “We haven’t been able to share a lot of information and receive a lot of information from the Maryland side,” he said. “It’s just not as much cooperation is going on as I believe ought to be going on.” Also Sunday, a man being held in Michigan as a witness in the case agreed to be moved to Maryland for questioning. Nathaniel 0. Osbourne, 26, co-owner of the Chevrolet Caprice used by the sniper suspects, has been cooper ating with investigators since his arrest Saturday. Officials say he is not a suspect in the attacks. James Wyda, a court-appointed lawyer for Muhammad, said Sunday his client was not cooperating with investigators. Malvo’s attorney could not be reached Sunday. Gansler said on NBC’s “Meet th. Press” that his office believes both men fired shots during the spree. Authorities said Sunday they believe everyone involved in the shootings that terrorized the Washington suburbs for three weeks has been caught. “We are confident the sniper shootings have ended,” Gansler said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The relief was evident during a Rockville church service near where two victims were killed. Monsignor Thomas Kane told parishioners at St. Patrick’s Church that the shootings had showed them “evil at its worst,” but that they saw “goodness at its best” from law enforcement. “We were terrorized together and now we rejoice together,” Kane said POLICE REPORT Each number on the map stands for a crime corresponding with numbered descriptions in the list below. DAY CRIMES (6a.m.-6 p.m.) □ Violent O Nonviolent NIGHT CRIMES (6p.m.-6a.m.) ■ Violent • Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS □ Violent O Nonviolent These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department. Compiled by Emma Ritch. Saturday, Oct. 19 O LARCENY OF FENCE, 615 SUMTER ST. Facility Services said Christopher Stokes took a section offence. Stokes said he and some of his Sigma Chi fraternity brothers took part of the fence and dumped it at Flora and East Broadway streets. The fence, however, was not found at that location. Police sent a notice of policy violation to Student Affairs and told Stokes he had to pay for the fence. Estimated value: $950. Reporting officers: J.M. Simmons, J.D. Rosier. Wednesday, Oct. 23 O ILLEGAL USE OF TELEPHONE, PATTERSON HALL, 1520 DEVINE ST. The victim said someone called her and harassed her. Reporting officers: J.M. Simmons, J.D. Rosier. (D GRAND LARCENY OF MOTOR VEHICLE, RECOVERY, BATES HOUSE PARKING LOT, 1405 WHALEY ST. Nicholas Adam Tate said someone broke out the triangular wing window of the driver’s-side door and took the vehicle. Tate said the Richland County Sheriffs Department recovered the vehicle at the Columbia Mall on Two Notch Road. Tate said his Pioneer CD player was taken from the vehicle and that the steering column and the area around the CD player were damaged. Estimated value of the CD player: $200. Reporting officer: J.D. Patterson. Thursday, Oct. 24 ® ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE, F-5 LOT, 1710 COLLEGE ST. A tree limb fell and hit the right rear comer of the trunk of Barbara C. McCutcheon’s car. The police were not able to contact McCutcheon. Reporting officers: Baker and B. Timbers. Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals Work/Study Scholarship Year in Germany!!! For additional information and application materials (deadline is December 1, 2002) visit www.cdslntl.org/cbxyintro.html Summer and Year-round Internship, Professional Development and Exchange Programs to: Germany, Argentina, Switzerland, Turkey and Ecuador (summer 2003) For additional information and application materials visit www.cdsinti.org/fromus.html -0-tit