About the Crisis in Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia

On September 1, 2004, 32 terrorists took over a school in the town of Beslan in North Ossetia, Russia. These terrorists took nearly 1200 hostages, the majority of the hostages being children, and held them captive for days without food or water, or even being allowed to use the toilets. Many people were shot in the back while trying...

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Irish Red Cross seeks funds for Beslan school siege victims
07/09/2004

The Irish branch of the Red Cross has appealed for funds to help the victims of last week’s school siege in the Russian town of Beslan.

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