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| Chechen kebab artist frees hostages, surrenders |
| 2002-05-04 |
| A gunman holding 13 guests hostage at a hotel in Istanbul surrendered after a 90-minute siege today. Mustafa Yildirim, who is believed to be of Chechen origin, owns a kebab restaurant in the town of Karaman. He walked into the lobby of the Marmara hotel in Istanbul this morning, firing shots into the air. A kebabber? Usually an ad in the local paper'll get you going... The 13 hostages - four Bulgarians, three Japanese and six Turks - were released unharmed 90 minutes later. Its thought the gunman wanted to draw attention to the situation in Chechnya. And unarmed Bulgarians have what to do with Chechnya? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |