MOSCOW. Oct 30 (Interfax-Moscow) - Five of the special troops who stormed the Moscow theater seized by terrorists are currently being treated at Moscow hospitals, president of the Associations of Veterans of the Alfa Special Squad and member of the Moscow legislature Sergei Goncharov told journalists on Wednesday.
Two special troops suffered from gas, two suffered from a shock wave, and one was wounded, he said.
"The utilization of special means during the storming of a building, filled with armed terrorists and mined, was absolutely justified, and the special troops did what seemed impossible to do," he said.
He also supported the Moscow authorities' decision to tighten passport checks in the city. "This is necessary, but the citizens' rights must not be violated. In a huge city like Moscow, populated by 10 million permanent residents and about three million visitors, it would be wrong to give up the practice of registration," he said.
He said a monument or a memorial plaque should be built on the square in front of the theater.