250 Killed at School ; Russian Hostage Ordeal Ends in Chaos, Terror
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL › September 09, 2004
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BESLAN, Russia -- The three-day hostage siege at a school in southern Russia ended in chaos and bloodshed Friday, after witnesses said Chechen militants set off bombs and Russian commandos stormed the building. Hostages fled in terror, many of them children who were half-naked and covered in blood. Officials estimated the death toll at more than 250.
Early today, 531 people remained hospitalized, including 283 children -- 92 of the youngsters in "very grave" condition, health officials said.See the full content of this document
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250 Killed at School ; Russian Hostage Ordeal Ends in Chaos, Terror
Sixty-two hours after the hostage drama began during a celebration marking the first day of the school year, the Russian government said resistance had ended.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the town early today and ordered the borders of North Ossetia, the republic where the school is located, closed while any hostage takers still on the loose are pursued.Valery Andreyev, Russia's Federal Security Service chief in the region, said 10 ...See the full content of this document
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