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A man identified as Movsar Barayev, reported to be a leader of armed Chechens, who seized a crowded Moscow theater, right, is seen with another male captor, center, and a woman captor, left, somewhere inside the theater, Moscow, in this early Friday, Oct. 25, 2002 image from television by Russia's NTV. (AP)

Chechens: Legendary tough guys

Laura Miller