10:12, 1 September 2014

Beslan marks tenth anniversary of terror act

Memorial for the victims of terror act. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

Today, the town of Beslan has started a three-day mourning event to mark the tenth anniversary of the terror act committed on September 1, 2004. More than 3000 people came to the yard of the School No. 1 to commemorate the victims of the terror act.

On September 1, 2004, a grouping of terrorists seized 1128 hostages at the School No. 1 of Beslan. The special operation to free the hostages was completed only on September 3, 2004. 186 children and 148 adults fell victim to the terror act. 12 special agents and one local resident, who helped in freeing the hostages, were killed during the storming of the school building. 810 persons of hostages, FSB special fighters, staff members of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), and internal troops were injured.

In Beslan, hundreds of town residents and guests plan to visit the mourning events, and the schools of the Pravoberezhny District of North Ossetia are to start classes on September 5.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.