Beslan

British  

/ ˈbɛzlɑːn /

noun

1. a town in the North Ossetian Republic in Russia: scene of a massacre in 2004 when Chechen extremists held a school hostage, leading to a siege in which 344 people were killed. Pop: 35 550 (2002)

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Example Sentences

When the 3 Beslan mothers complained to Putin about that in August, at their meeting, he professed surprise and promised to look into it.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024

In 2017, the court ordered Moscow to pay compensation to survivors of the 2004 Beslan school siege, who alleged failings on the part of the security services.

From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2022

As Beslan Mudranov walked into the Marimbas Yacht Club overlooking Copacabana beach the other day, he was met with hushed awe.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2016

“From Russia, it’s practically everything,” Beslan F. Eshba, Abkhazia’s deputy prime minister, said in an interview in the region’s governmental headquarters in the capital, Sukhumi, known officially here as Sukhum or in Abkhazian as Akua.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2013

Sergey Ponomarev / AP Pianist Van Cliburn performing during at a concert dedicated to the memory of the victims of the recent Beslan school massacre in Moscow, on Sept.

From Time • Feb. 27, 2013