'Kind' gunmen hold hotel hostages for 12 hours

Waving weapons, but not neglecting to serve food and drinks, pro-Chechen gunmen held 120 people hostage for 12 hours in an Istanbul luxury hotel.

'Kind' gunmen hold hotel hostages for 12 hours

Waving weapons, but not neglecting to serve food and drinks, pro-Chechen gunmen held 120 people hostage for 12 hours in an Istanbul luxury hotel.

As the hostages emerged from Istanbul's Swissotel and boarded airport buses, Turkish officials were already counting the cost to their tourism industry.

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