Beslan school siege
The Beslan school siege (or the Beslan massacre) was a terrorist attack on 1 September 2004. It lasted three days. 1,100 people were as hostages and 333 people were dead. It is considered to be the deadliest school shooting in history.[2]
| Beslan school siege | |
|---|---|
 From top left clockwise: the building of school No. 1 in 2008, the Orthodox cross in the gymnasium in memory of the victims, the "Tree of Sorrow" memorial cemetery, photos of the victims | |
| Location | Beslan, North Ossetia-Alania (Russia) |
| Coordinates | 43°11′03″N 44°32′27″E / 43.184104°N 44.540854°ECoordinates: 43°11′03″N 44°32′27″E / 43.184104°N 44.540854°E |
| Date | 1 September 2004 ~09:30 – 3 September 2004 ~17:00 (UTC+3) |
| Attack type | Mass murder, hostage taking, terrorist attack, bombing, school shooting, shootout |
| Weapon(s) | Firearms, explosives |
| Deaths | 333 (excluding 31 terrorists)[1] |
| Injured | Approximately 783 |
| Perpetrator(s) | Riyad-us Saliheen |
Beslan School Siege Media
North Ossetia–Alania on a map of Russia
North Ossetia on a map of North Caucasus
Overhead map of school showing initial positions of Russian forces
Rough plan of the situation
A Beslan mother at the cemetery for victims of the siege (2006)
Monument in Moscow Oblast
References
- ↑ "Woman injured in 2004 Russian siege dies". The Boston Globe. 8 December 2006. http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2006/12/08/woman_injured_in_2004_russian_siege_dies/. Retrieved 9 January 2007. "bringing the total death toll to 334, a Beslan activist said. ... Two other former hostages died of their wounds last year and another died last August, which had brought the overall death toll to 333 -- a figure that does not include the hostage-takers.".
- ↑ "Russian Children Return to School on 'Day of Knowledge'". The Moscow Times. 1 September 2021.