[Riley]

From a Marine to those who might once have been our ideological foe, I have one thing to say...

Ditto that here, brother. I never thought that I'd be raising a celebratory drink in a salute to OMON or Spetsnaz or whoever pulled this off.

[VaBthang4]

If it actually is this successful then I would have to think Spetsnaz as opposed to OMAN.

They had the buildings blueprints...so they had access to ventilation shafts, substructures and the like in which to place heartbeat sensors and cameras, everything. Reporters said initially there were some explosions [probably diversion/breaching charges as well as flash bangs to disorient[sp?] the Muslims].