Beslan Massacre Archives

September 17, 2004

Beslan "Mastermind" Comes Out From Under Rock To Claim Responsibility

This creep named Shamil Basayev, a Chechen Warlord, came out of hiding long enough to claim responsibility not only for the Beslan school attack in Russia, but also for the airplane suicide bombing outside Moscow in August and several other ...
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September 16, 2004

Russian Terrorist Attacks Update

Rusty has the latest on one of the planes hijacked in Russia and then blown up. According to CNN The prosecutor general said a man identified by his last name as Artyunov was illegally selling airline tickets at the airport. ...
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September 08, 2004

Beslan School Attack, The Full Story

I have done a number of pieces ( here, here, here and here ) on the Russian school attack. There are numerous other writers covering different angles on the situation below. From the why to the how to the fallout ...
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September 04, 2004

EU Prompts Moscow For Explanation Of Hostage Storming

This is absolutely ridiculous. The EU is now asking for an explanation from Moscow on the tragedy in Baslan. EU Business Article The EU refused Friday to rush to judgment on how Russian authorities acted in the bloody end to ...
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September 03, 2004

Interesting Photo From Russian Hostage Situation

via Instapundit and My Way News we have this interesting photo from the school hostage terrorist attack in Russia: Rock on buddy, we're with you! ...
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Arabs Found Amongst Russian Hostage Takers

BBC Officials said 27 hostage-takers were killed and three were arrested alive. The BBC's Damian Grammaticas, at the scene, says three other hostage-takers are still on the run. The armed group took over the school on Wednesday. Russian officials have ...
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Russian Hostage Standoff Ends With Massive Blood

From Yahoo and AP we have this cheerful end to the story. BESLAN, Russia - The three-day hostage siege at a school in southern Russia ended in chaos and bloodshed Friday, after witnesses said Chechen militants set off bombs and ...
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