Beslan school siege
2004 terrorist attack in North Ossetia, Russian Federation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 |
| 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. |
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