Washington, D.C., Mayor Walter Washington reported at 1:45 a.m. this morning that all of the 130 hostages being held in the Capital by members of a Hanafi Muslim sect were about to be released.
"This is a great day for all of us," Washington said. The mayor offered few details of the release arrangement.
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