A boy lights candles in the yard of former School No.1 in the town of Beslan, the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia. On September 1, 2004, during celebrations dedicated to the start of the school year, over 30 armed terrorists held hundreds of hostages in School No. 1 in Beslan. As a result of the three-day siege, 334 people, including 186 children, were killed.
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Beslan, Republic of Northern Ossetia-Alania, Russia
- Event date: 02.09.2022
- Date published: 02.09.2022
- Author: Anton Podgaiko
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5026x3133px, 9.3Mb
- Job-ID: f88251b427786e63