In October 2002, a hostage situation, the world held its breath. Chechen terrorists during the middle a demonstration of a Moscow musical theater hijacked and taken hostage more than 1,000 spectators. The situation seemed hopeless - almost a bloodbath inevitable. But then the Russian government set up a secret weapon. The result shocked the world public ... Three days after the spectacular hostage-taking special forces stormed the theater after they had used a mysterious knockout gas. 129 hostages died from the gas that should save their lives. This BBC documentary first analyzes the possible formulation of this mysterious warfare agent and researched, why did so many hostages lost their lives. The crucial evidence finally gave German scientists with a urine sample which came from one of the survivors shortly after liberation. The analysis harbored a surprise that a German painkillers researchers unexpectedly turned into the limelight.
Duration: 41:40
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