Posted on 05/11/2007 12:42:48 PM PDT by HAL9000
Via translation -
Possible retensión of hostages in embajda of Russia
San jOse. - Police Authorities have surrounded from 12:45 p.m., the building of the embassy of Russia, in the environs of the Church Santa Teresita, where it is presumed that a armed man entrance and would be retaining personnel of the diplomatic seat.
Bump.
Hmmmm, who’s Putin po’d lately?.............everybody!.......
Jack Bauer at it again?
A country with no army (CR) and a non-interventionist tradition in foreign policy.
He pretends kidnapping in embassy of Russia in Costa Rica
Mountain Freddy
Teletica.com adaptation
Updated 1:15 p.m.
11 of May of 2007A young person of Kirguistán, stays armed in the embassy of Russia, in Costa Rica, with 8 retained people.
Between the versions he says themselves that apparently the young person of 20 years was making a proceeding to return to his country of origin and was to him several times denied, reason why entered fury, removing his weapon and retaining to 5 men and 3 women, civil employees of the consulate, including the Russian ambassador.
Another one of the versions is that a Russian civil employee swindled to him and he asked for aid in the diplomatic seat, apparently was denied to him, which caused its reaction.
The young person asked for a translator, to contact with the authorities. Manuel Mora is the one who sent the Minister of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, ordered of the situation.
Between the first exigencies it has been requested that free to the ambassador Valery Dmitrievich Nikoláyenko.
Ample the operative police officer has come to clear the light in the zone and to close the perimeter of the consulate located in the Aranjuez District.
2:11 p.m. judicial and police Agents, and of the Unit of Intervention has entered sigilosamente to the diplomatic seat.
2:12 p.m. has occurred the liberation of 4 people who were like hostages.
2:20 p.m. The Ambassador is still inside of the diplomatic seat by his own will. He has showed that one is in a safe place.
“Take this country to Kirguistán! I have a gun!”
For a second I thought we owned Costa Rica....oops
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