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Gunmen Seize Hostages in Russian School

Suspected Chechen militants seize a school in southern Russia. Reports suggest between 120 to as many as 400 people are inside, many of them children. The militants threaten to blow up the school if Russian security forces try to storm the building. Hear NPR's Lawrence Sheets.

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