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

In 2004, she hoped to help resolve the crisis in Beslan, where heavily armed militants held hostages in a school for three days.

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However, she never made it there - she was poisoned on the plane while en route to Beslan.

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Her rise to prominence came in 2004, when she reported on the Beslan school siege by Chechen militants.

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It’s 20 years today since the siege ended suddenly in devastating explosions, but I can still hear the wailing of Beslan’s mothers; the grief that rolled over the town in waves.

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In 2004, the suffering of Beslan was felt all over Russia and resonated all over the world.

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