Russians remain tight-lipped on killer gas
Stunned Russians mourned the victims of the theatre hostage tragedy today, shocked that nearly all the 118 captives who died were killed by gas used to knock out their assailants - but relieved that hundreds of others were saved.
President Vladimir Putin, who had declared a day of mourning, vowed to fight terrorism wherever it might originate and said he would issue orders giving the military broader power to combat threats to the country.
