english news 英语新闻-Russia mourns victims in Beslan terrorist attack

On Sept. 1, 2004, Chechen separatists herded more than 1,000 teachers, parents and children into the gym at Beslan's No. 1 School. The gym was rigged with explosives and a total of 334 hostages, including 186 children, lost their lives when the siege came to a bloody conclusion three days later.

People stand beside a monument for the victims in the Beslan terrorist attack, during a commemoration in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 3, 2012. On Sept. 1, 2004, Chechen separatists herded more than 1,000 teachers, parents and children into the gym at Beslan's No. 1 School. The gym was rigged with explosives and a total of 334 hostages, including 186 children, lost their lives when the siege came to a bloody conclusion three days later. (Xinhua)

Students place flowers and toys in front of a monument for the victims in the Beslan terrorist attack, during a commemoration in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 3, 2012. On Sept. 1, 2004, Chechen separatists herded more than 1,000 teachers, parents and children into the gym at Beslan's No. 1 School. The gym was rigged with explosives and a total of 334 hostages, including 186 children, lost their lives when the siege came to a bloody conclusion three days later. (Xinhua)

Flowers are placed around a monument for the victims in the Beslan terrorist attack, during a commemoration in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 3, 2012. On Sept. 1, 2004, Chechen separatists herded more than 1,000 teachers, parents and children into the gym at Beslan's No. 1 School. The gym was rigged with explosives and a total of 334 hostages, including 186 children, lost their lives when the siege came to a bloody conclusion three days later. (Xinhua)

Flowers and toys are placed around a monument for the victims in the Beslan terrorist attack, during a commemoration in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 3, 2012. On Sept. 1, 2004, Chechen separatists herded more than 1,000 teachers, parents and children into the gym at Beslan's No. 1 School. The gym was rigged with explosives and a total of 334 hostages, including 186 children, lost their lives when the siege came to a bloody conclusion three days later. (Xinhua)

A girl stands beside a monument for the victims in the Beslan terrorist attack, during a commemoration in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 3, 2012.

A girl stands beside a monument for the victims in the Beslan terrorist attack, during a commemoration in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 3, 2012. On Sept. 1, 2004, Chechen separatists herded more than 1,000 teachers, parents and children into the gym at Beslan's No. 1 School. The gym was rigged with explosives and a total of 334 hostages, including 186 children, lost their lives when the siege came to a bloody conclusion three days later. (Xinhua)