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Beslan Marks 2nd Anniversary of School Siege
Mourners visit the charred remains of the school gymnasium in Beslan, Russia, where Chechen rebels held more than 1,000 hostages for three days.
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Two years ago, Russian Special Forces stormed a school in Beslan where Chechen separatists were holding about 1,200 people hostage. More than 300 people were killed -- nearly half of them children.
There has been controversy about who fired the first shots, and whether enough had been done to try to end the siege peacefully.
The most recent report on the tragedy blames Russian security forces for the bloody outcome.
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