In Beslan to commemorate victims of terrorist attacks in 2004
PYATIGORSK, 1 sen — news, Margarita Savelyev. Mourning events dedicated to the memory of the victims of the attack at the school in 2004, will be held in Beslan for three days, according to the government of the Republic.
“The mourning ceremony will begin in the morning in the school yard with the school bell and the laying of flowers, it will take the participation of government, social activists and the Committee “Mothers of Beslan” will be held the burial of lithium”, — stated in the message.
On Saturday, September 2, in all institutions of education will held a lesson on the theme “No to terror!”. On Sunday there will be a procession with portraits of the victims at the memorial cemetery “City of angels” students of educational institutions of Dagestan’s planting trees as a sign of friendship of the peoples of Dagestan and North Ossetia, said the government.
A group of terrorists numbering more than 30 people seized school No. 1 in Beslan in the morning of 1 September 2004, during the festive line. The terrorists herded into the school gym more than a thousand hostages, including young children. People were forced to stay in school for three days without giving them water and food.
About noon on 3 September to the school, a car drove up with four emergency workers who had to pick up the bodies of dead terrorists men. At this point in school, there was an explosion, after which both sides began shooting indiscriminately, and formed in the wall of the gym began to break jump women and children.
Victims of tragedy of steel 334 people, including 318 hostages, from which 186 — children. Killed ten employees of the special forces Center of FSB of Russia, two rescuers and 15 policemen. Injured was 810 hostages, employees of special troops of FSB, militia and military personnel.