14:55, 3 September 2014

About 4000 come to Beslan School 10 years after assault

Mourning events to mark the tenth anniversary of the terror act in Beslan, September 1, 2014. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

Today, about four thousand people came to School No. 1 in Beslan, where the mourning ceremonies dated to the 10^th anniversary of the terror act continue, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

After two strikes of the bell, at 1:05 p.m. (the time of the assault on the school) pupils sent 334 white balloons into the sky. Then, the people who gathered in the yard went to the gym to lay flowers in memory of the casualties.

Then, the ceremonies moved to the cemetery, the City of Angels.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that this year marks the 10^th anniversary of the Beslan School assault. The school is now a memorial complex. On September 1, about three thousand people came there to commemorate those who died there, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reported.

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. 810 persons were injured.

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

Author: Emma Marzoeva

Source: CK correspondent