From Bad to Worse

While details are sketchy, the situation in North Ossetia, Russia, went from bad to worse overnight. Somehow, Russian troops ended up storming a building even though they didn't plan to.

Is anybody else amazed that we all made it through the Cold War alive?

Here's a chronology of events from the BBC (times in GMT):

0905: Explosions and gunfire heard. Soldiers run to building 0930: School roof said to have collapsed 0958: Special forces enter school 1125: Security forces attack house where some rebels thought to be hiding - reports 1322: More than 400 people injured, officials say 1330: Security services say their assault on school was not planned 1345: More than 100 bodies found in school gym - Interfax 1407: 10 hostage-takers killed in shoot-outs - Interfax 1430: Gunmen still firing from school - reports