POLLS WEIGH IN.

Publication: North Caucasus Weekly Volume: 3 Issue: 32

On October 24, the second day of the hostage crisis, the polling organization ROMIR asked Moscow residents the question: “How can one save the hostages?” The responses: (1) “Convince the terrorists to surrender” … 64.5 percent; (2) “Take the building by storm” … 16.4 percent; (3) “Carry out the demands of the rebels” … 5.5 percent; (4) Other … 3.3 percent; (5) Difficult to answer … 10.3 percent (Gazeta.ru, October 26).