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South Russia

NPR
Published January 17, 1996 at 11:00 PM CST

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow that Russian President Yeltsin has declared the end of the hostage crisis in southern Russia. Nine days ago, Chechen rebels took a hundred people hostage. Today, Yeltsin claimed all the rebel Chechens are dead and most of the hostages have been rescued.

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