Schoolchildren launch 334 white balloons in the courtyard of the former School No.1 during a memorial event marking the 18th anniversary of the deadly school siege in the town of Beslan, the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia. On September 1, 2004, during celebrations dedicated to the start of the school year, over 30 armed terrorists held hundreds of hostages in School No.1 in Beslan. As a result of the three-day siege, 334 people, including 186 children, were killed.
- Categories: Human Interest
- Location: Beslan, Republic of Northern Ossetia-Alania, Russia
- Event date: 03.09.2022
- Date published: 03.09.2022
- Author: Anton Podgaiko
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 6016x4016px, 12.4Mb
- Job-ID: d4bf64dbfee191ef