Freed hostage: 1,500 held at Russian school

September 2, 2004

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A hostage released from a provincial Russian school said there are at least 1,500 people being held there by armed militants, the Izvestia newspaper reported Friday, and a local legislator announced a similar figure challenging far-lower official numbers.

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