Two explosions were heard near the site of the Russian school siege today not long after President Vladimir Putin pledged to do everything possible to save the lives of more than 350 hostages including children.
The blasts were about 10 minutes apart and rang out from the area of the cordoned-off school, followed by a billowing cloud of black smoke rising from the vicinity of the site.
The suicide gunmen and women who seized the school yesterday morning had threatened to blow it up if any rescue attempt was made.
Stay tuned. This is certainly a reminder of what’s at stake. I wonder if Michael Moore will analogize these folks to the Minutemen.