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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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In fact, he had been to Beslan before, but barely noticed.

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

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