An unidentified man weeps sitting on the curbstone behind Russian security officers during the hostage-taking crisis in the South Ossetian town of Beslan, in the Russian Caucasus. 500 schoolchildren and teachers were taken hostages by a group of iclamists on September 1 - the first schoolday after summer vacations.

Relatives and friends of some 500 schoolchildren and teachers taken hostages by a group of islamists in the South Ossetian town of Beslan, in the Russian Caucasus, on Septermber 1 - the first schoolday after summer vacations.

Russian plain clothed security officers cordon off school territory during the hostage taking crisis in the South Ossetian town of Beslan in Southern Russia. A group of Islamic militants taken hostage some 500 schoolchildren and teachers on Septermber 1 - the first schoolday after summer vacations.

Tradegy in Beslan. The school №1 was stuffed with explosives by a group of armed Chechen separatists who claimed all the children, their teachers and parents, who happened to be in the building at the moment, hostages and demanded immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Chechnya. The hostage taking crisis resulted in hundreds of deaths.

Tradegy in Beslan. The school №1 was stuffed with explosives by a group of armed Chechen separatists who claimed all the children, their teachers and parents, who happened to be in the building at the moment, hostages and demanded immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Chechnya. The hostage taking crisis resulted in hundreds of deaths.

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Tradegy in Beslan. The school №1 was stuffed with explosives by a group of armed Chechen separatists who claimed all the children, their teachers and parents, who happened to be in the building at the moment, hostages and demanded immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Chechnya. The hostage taking crisis resulted in hundreds of deaths.

An unidentified man carries a schoolboy rescued from the school captured by Chechen separatists. The terrorists took about a thousand hostages - schoolchildren, their teachers and parents. The hostage-taking resulted in 338 deaths and some 400 people wounded.

Tradegy in Beslan. The school №1 was stuffed with explosives by a group of armed Chechen separatists who claimed all the children, their teachers and parents, who happened to be in the building at the moment, hostages and demanded immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Chechnya. The hostage taking crisis resulted in hundreds of deaths.

Relatives of schoolchildren taken hostages by Chechen separatists gather outside the administration offices of the town of Beslan in the republic of South Ossetia. The hostage taking crisis eventually resulted in 338 deaths and some 400 people severely wounded.

Relatives of schoolchildren taken hostages by Chechen separatists gather outside the administration offices of the town of Beslan in the republic of South Ossetia. The hostage taking crisis eventually resulted in 338 deaths and some 400 people severely wounded.

Doors of the town hospital in the town of Beslan.

Dead body of a Chechen militant killed during hostage-taking crisis in the secondary school of the town of Beslan in the Russian republic of South Ossetia. The terrorist attack resulted in 338 deaths and some 400 severely wounded.

Walls around the secondary school of Beslan.

Tradegy in Beslan. The school №1 was stuffed with explosives by a group of armed Chechen separatists who claimed all the children, their teachers and parents, who happened to be in the building at the moment, hostages and demanded immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Chechnya. The hostage taking crisis resulted in hundreds of deaths.

Photographers and teleoperators record the storm of the secondary school in the South Ossetian town of Beslan. The school was captured by a group of Chechen separatists who took hostages about a thousand schoolchildren, their relatives and teachers. After three-day siege, during which the hostages were denied food and water by their captors, the school building was stormed by security forces. The hostage-taking resulted in 338 deaths and some 400 severely wounded.

Russian security service officers get ready to storm the secondary school in the South Ossetian town of Beslan. The school was captured by a group of Chechen separatists who took hostages about a thousand schoolchildren, their relatives and teachers. After three-day siege, during which the hostages were denied food and water by their captors, the school building was stormed by security forces. The hostage-taking resulted in 338 deaths and some 400 severely wounded.

Tradegy in Beslan. The school №1 was stuffed with explosives by a group of armed Chechen separatists who claimed all the children, their teachers and parents, who happened to be in the building at the moment, hostages and demanded immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Chechnya. The hostage taking crisis resulted in hundreds of deaths.

Photographers and teleoperators record the storm of the secondary school in the South Ossetian town of Beslan. The school was captured by a group of Chechen separatists who took hostages about a thousand schoolchildren, their relatives and teachers. After three-day siege, during which the hostages were denied food and water by their captors, the school building was stormed by security forces. The hostage-taking resulted in 338 deaths and some 400 severely wounded.

Relatives of schoolchildren taken hostages by Chechen separatists gather outside the administration offices of the town of Beslan in the republic of South Ossetia. The hostage taking crisis eventually resulted in 338 deaths and some 400 people severely wounded.

Dead body of a Chechen militant killed during hostage-taking crisis in the secondary school of the town of Beslan in the Russian republic of South Ossetia. The terrorist attack resulted in 338 deaths and some 400 severely wounded.

Dead body of a Chechen militant killed during hostage-taking crisis in the secondary school of the town of Beslan in the Russian republic of South Ossetia. The terrorist attack resulted in 338 deaths and some 400 severely wounded.

Dead body of a Chechen militant killed during hostage-taking crisis in the secondary school of the town of Beslan in the Russian republic of South Ossetia. The terrorist attack resulted in 338 deaths and some 400 severely wounded.

Lists of killed and wounded during the hostage-taking in Beslan posted at the entrance of the local hospital.

Plain clothed officers of the Russian special forces besiege the school captured by Chechen separatists. The act of terror resulted in deaths of hundreds of hostages - schoolchildren, their parents and teachers.

Residents of the town of Beslan remove an automobile from the way of the ambulance cars during the hostage taking crisis. Cature of the Beslan school by a group of Chechen separatists resulted in hundreds of deaths.

Patrolmen of the North Ossetian police at the secondary school captured by the Chechen separatists.

An unidentified man broods at the fence of the secondary school which hand been captured by a group of Chechen separatists. The hostage-taking crisis resulted in deaths of hundreds of hostages - schoolchlidren, their parents and teachers.

Broken window of the secondary school building in the town of Beslan. The school was damaged during the hostage taking crisis when a group of Chechen separatists captured the school building and took hostages several hundreds of children, their parents and teachers.

A funerary wreath at the entrance into a house of the town of Beslan in the aftermath of the hostage taking crisis in local school. The school was stuffed with explosives by a group of armed Chechen separatists who claimed all the children, their teachers and parents, who happened to be in the building at the moment, hostages and demanded immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Chechnya. The hostage taking crisis resulted in hundreds of deaths.

An unidentified secondary school student, wounded during the hostage taking crisis in the town of Beslan, looks out of the hospital window. Local school of Beslan was stuffed with explosives by a group of armed Chechen separatists who claimed all the children, their teachers and parents, who happened to be in the building at the moment, hostages and demanded immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Chechnya. The terrorist attack resulted in hundreds of deaths.

Residents of Beslan carry theirs kids wounded during the hostage-taking crisis in local school.

Lists of wounded hostages are read out for residents of Beslan after resolution of the hostage taking crisis in local school.

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