Beslan school siege
2004 terrorist attack in North Ossetia, Russian Federation
The Beslan school siege (or the Beslan massacre) was a terrorist attack on 1 September 2004. It lasted three days. 1,100 people were hostages and 333 people were killed. 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°E |
| Date | 1 September 2004 ~09:30 – 3 September 2004 ~17:00 (UTC+3) |
| Target | School Number One (SNO) |
Attack type | Mass murder, hostage taking, terrorist attack, bombing, school shooting, shootout |
| Weapons | Firearms, explosives |
| Deaths | 333 (excluding 31 terrorists)[1] |
Injured | Approximately 783 |
| Perpetrators | Riyad-us Saliheen |
No. of participants | 32 |
| Motive | Independence for Chechnya and the withdrawal of Russian troops. |
References
change- ↑ "Woman injured in 2004 Russian siege dies". The Boston Globe. 8 December 2006. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. 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.