In Moscow, people honour memory of victims of Dubrovka terror act on its anniversary

On the anniversary of the seizure by militants of the Theatre Centre in Moscow, where the "Nord-Ost" musical was staged, commemorative events have been cancelled because of the coronavirus epidemic. However, people still brought flowers and children's toys to the theatre building. After 18 years passed from the day of the terror act, the question concerning the need for the assault and the use of soporific gas remains disputable.

Since there were a lot of children among the victims, people traditionally bring toys to the theatre building to pay tribute to the memory of the killed children. On October 26, a minute of silence will be held at the memorial, and a memorial service will be held in the church on Dubrovka, the "Ekho Moskvy" reports.

It is important that the tragedy is not forgotten, says actress Alexandra Rozovskaya, who survived the terror act.

The decision to let the soporific gas into the building was the most bloodless and effective way to rescue the hostages, believes Vitaly Demidkin, a participant of the special operation, as quoted by the "Tsargrad" TV Channel.

Earlier, the "Caucasian Knot" has reported that, according to advocate Igor Trunov, only 60 out of 1000 people who suffered during the special operation had received compensation from the Russian authorities. The advocate has also noted that it is too late for the rest to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).