Guest guest Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 Members, this a story similar in magnitude and crime, how the govt there dealt with it a strong respones from top down not a nam ki vaste show as we r used to and no incidents occured again like in US no attack after 9/11 we have one evry now and then due to inept politicians, laws, biased media http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis will be a lesson in stydying similar crisis in future astrologically too From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#column-one>\ , search<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#searchInput> Beslan school hostage crisis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Beslan_school_no_1_victim_photos.jpg> Photos of the victims on the walls of the former SNO Location Beslan<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan>, North Ossetia-Alania <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Ossetia-Alania> ( Russia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia>) Date September 1, 2004 ~9:30am – September 3, 2004 ~5:00pm (UTC <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC> +3) Attack type Hostage taking <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostage> Deaths At least 385 Injured About 783[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#cite_note-after\ math-0> Perpetrator(s) Riyadus Salihiin<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadus_Salihiin> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:RussiaNorthOssetia-Highlight.png> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:RussiaNorthOssetia-Highlight.png> The Republic of North Ossetia in Russia [show <javascript:collapseTable(0);>] Second Chechen War <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Chechen_War> terrorist<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Chechen_War_crimes_and_terrorism>a\ ttacks Kaspiysk bombing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Kaspiysk_bombing> – Moscow crisis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_theater_hostage_crisis> – Znamenskoye bombing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Znamenskoye_suicide_bombing> – Stavropol bombing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Stavropol_train_bombing> – Red Square bombing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Square_bombing> – Moscow metro bombing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Moscow_metro_bombing> – Aircraft bombings<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_aircraft_bombings_of_August_2004> – *Beslan crisis* The *Beslan school hostage crisis* (also referred to as the *Beslan school siege* or *Beslan massacre*)[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#cite_not\ e-1> [3] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#cite_note-2>[ 4]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#cite_note-legacy-3>\ began when a group of armed rebels, demanding an end to the Second Chechen War <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Chechen_War>, took more than 1,100 people (including some 777 children[5]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#cite_note-\ unicef-4>) hostage <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostage> on September 1, 2004, at School Number One (SNO) in the town of Beslan<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan>, North Ossetia-Alania <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Ossetia-Alania>, an autonomous republic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_republic> in the North Caucasus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Caucasus> region of the Russian Federation <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Federation>. On the third day of the standoff <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standoff>, Russian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia> security forces stormed the building.[6]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#cite_note\ -Satter-5>A series of explosions shook the school, followed by a fire which engulfed the building and a chaotic gunbattle between the terrorists and Russian security forces. Ultimately, at least 334 hostages were killed, including 186 children.[7]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#cite_note\ -last_casualty-6> [8] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#cite_note-7>Hundreds more were wounded or reported missing. The hostage taking was carried out by Riyadus Salihiin<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadus_Salihiin>lead by Shamil Basayev <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamil_Basayev> who was an independent warlord at the time. The tragedy led to security and political repercussions in Russia, most notably a series of government<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government> reforms <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform> consolidating power in the Kremlin <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Kremlin> and strengthening of the powers of President of Russia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia> ..[9]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#cite_note-shadow-\ 8>As of 2008, there are many aspects of the crisis still in dispute, including how many militants were involved, their preparations, and whether some of them had escaped. Questions about the government's management of the crisis have also persisted, including disinformation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation>and censorship <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship> in news media<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_media>, repressions of journalists who rushed to Beslan,[10]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#cite_note-\ impeded-9>the nature and content of negotiations <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negotiation> with the militants, the responsibility for the bloody outcome, and the government's use of possibly excessive force.[11]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#cite_note-a\ ching-10> [12]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#cite_note-11> [13]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#cite_note-mystery\ -12> [14]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#cite_note-13> [6]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_hostage_crisis#cite_note-Satter-5\ > Contents[hide <javascript:toggleToc()>] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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