Schoolchildren prepare to release 334 white balloons in the courtyard of the former School No.1 during a memorial event marking the 20th anniversary of the deadly school siege 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: Crime, Law & Justice, Disasters & Accidents, Human Interest
- Location: Beslan, Russia
- Event date: 03.09.2024
- Date published: 03.09.2024
- Author: Sergey Pivovarov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5705x3850px, 11Mb
- Job-ID: 70b56bb8f2fc71ca