Quote:
Originally posted by bink
Well well, it turns out the mystery gas was Halothane, a surgery anesthetic
|
Check again. Check the Globe and mail (canada) CNN, and the BBC: They are all claiming to 'Know' what the gas is and they all give different answers.
The CBC says:
"The doctors claim the gas is Fentanyl, a chemical in the same family as morphine and heroin. It can abruptly paralyze the respiratory system. "
http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/10/29/gas_moscow021029
The Globe and Mail says:
"They say the Russians may have been doing their own experiments, and decided it was worth the risk to test an aerosol version of Valium last Saturday morning, when it appeared the Chechen terrorists holding a Moscow theatre were about to start executing some of their hostages."
IE: Nobody knows for sure yet, the speculation is just getting more educated.