Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak thanked Russian leaders in a phone call for their efforts in freeing Israeli citizens held hostage by Chechen gangsters. During the phone call, acting Russian President Vladimir Putin updated Barak on Russian efforts to release the hostages.
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