As the 20th anniversary approaches since armed Chechen militants seized a school in Russia’s Caucasus republic of North Ossetia on September 1, 2004 and took more than 1,100 people hostage, many relatives of hostages killed during the rescue attempt still blame the country’s leadership for its handling of the hostage crisis and its failure to complete an investigation into the service. activity in it.
Novayagazeta.eu recalls that the hostage crisis at the Beslan school, during which the hostages had no access to water or food, lasted three agonizing days and ended with a very unsuccessful attempt by Russian special forces to free the hostages. It used heavy weapons that destroyed the building and flamethrowers. 334 people lost their lives during these days, including 196 children.
Putin avoids
EUToday.net notes that since the tragedy, Vladimir Putin has always emphasized that it was a brutal terrorist attack, but has always ignored calls for an investigation into the government’s role in what happened. After the hostage crisis, he rejected calls for a public evaluation of what happened, stressing that there is no connection between
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2024-08-29 14:14:29