Today (tomorrow for some) marks the 5th year anniversary of Russia's worst terror attack.
What exactly happened in Beslan?
Armed Chechen gunmen took about 1,100 people hostage (750+ of which were young children) at School No. 1.
[quote]
On the third day of the standoff, Russian security forces stormed the building using tanks, thermobaric rockets and other heavy weapons.A series of explosions shook the school, followed by a fire which engulfed the building and a chaotic gunbattle between the hostage-takers and Russian security forces. Ultimately, at least 334 hostages were killed, including 186 children. Hundreds more were wounded or reported missing.[/quote]
The armed men held the hostages in the gymnasium floor, depriving them of food and water. They rigged the place up with explosives, trip wires, and even mines.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0b/Beslan_School_Terror_-_terrorist_4_-_Sept_1%2C_2004.jpg[/img]
You can see the explosives wired to the basketball hoop.
[b]Day 1[/b]
At 9:30am, the militia men arrived in stolen police van and military truck, they stormed the building, and relocating everybody into the gymnasium. The attackers resolved any misconduct by shooting at the ceiling, a few people managed to escape. One of the attackers was killed during a shootout with the police.
[quote]They ordered everyone to speak in Russian and only when spoken to; when a father named Ruslan Betrozov stood to calm people and repeat the rules in the local language, Ossetic, a gunman approached and killed him with a single shot to the head. Another father named Vadim Bolloyev, who refused to kneel, was also shot and then bled to death. Their bodies were dragged from the sports hall, leaving a trail of blood later visible in the video made by the terrorists.[/quote]
[b]Day 2[/b]
Mostly negotiations. A retired Russian army general was allowed to come inside and escort 26 hostages to safety.
[quote]The lack of food and water took its toll on the young children, many of whom were forced to stand for long periods in the hot, tightly-packed gym. Many children took off their clothing because of the sweltering heat within the gymnasium.[/quote]
[b]Day 3[/b]
A small explosion caught the building ablaze after the gunmen killed two emergency medical personal who were to retrieve 20 bodies from the school. The roof collapsed and the hostages were relocated to the cafeteria. Many people were killed as a result of the collapse. Russian troops stationed outside of the school were forced to storm the building after the roof collapsed. Unfortunatly, hostages were shot in the crossfire, some were even used as human shields when they were placed in front of the windows.
396 people died, the majority of which were hostages.
Photographs:
[img]http://www.israelnewsagency.com/russianchildrenterrorism.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.unc.edu/~sstaff/images/beslan.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.howies.org/blog/beslan%20woman%20in%20gym.jpg[/img]
[img]http://genant.narod.ru/Beslan256.jpg[/img]
[img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_orJ1JmIuZFo/SVm8gXAFY5I/AAAAAAAAAns/SY9od8SxuV4/s400/beslan20.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.justflecktarn.co.uk/images/russia/beslan-14.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.justflecktarn.co.uk/images/russia/beslan-47.jpg[/img]
[highlight]VERY GRAPHIC IMAGES NSFW![/highlight]
[url]http://www.charonboat.com/2007/09/charonboat_dot_com_beslan_3.jpg[/url]
[url]http://www.charonboat.com/2007/09/charonboat_dot_com_beslan_4.jpg[/url]
[url]http://www.charonboat.com/2007/09/charonboat_dot_com_beslan_8.jpg[/url]
[b]If you prefer not to read, videos of the event.[/b]
Everything you need to know:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zqK5bfPkSc[/media]
Stock video of the event with narration.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2Xf2P92fS8[/media]
tl;dr
[img]http://www.sullivan-county.com/images1/beslan/beslan.jpeg[/img]
Very tragic incident.
Damn terrorists.
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[QUOTE=Victor Leferve;17058178]Wasn't the response team responsible for the majority of deaths because they threw grenades into the building before checking it?[/QUOTE]
No, obviously you'd know if you read the thread.
[img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_orJ1JmIuZFo/SVm8gXAFY5I/AAAAAAAAAns/SY9od8SxuV4/s400/beslan20.jpg[/img]
is dat sum CP
[img]http://www.unc.edu/~sstaff/images/beslan.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/615/13242135235.jpg[/img]
hmmm, I fuckin floored.
[QUOTE=Wakka V2;17058191]No, obviously you'd know if you read the thread.[/QUOTE]
Obviously I did.
It doesn't mention who killed the most hostages, and I read that it was the people sent to save them.
Damn even children?!?! The fuck kinda people are these!
Were they Muslims?
[QUOTE=Victor Leferve;17058259]Obviously I did.
It doesn't mention who killed the most hostages, and I read that it was the people sent to save them.[/QUOTE]
The roof collapsed on the hostages, which was set off by the explosives they planted around the place.
[QUOTE=Wakka V2;17058279]The roof collapsed on the hostages, which was set off by the explosives they planted around the place.[/QUOTE]
Sounds like a [i]blast[/i].
[img]http://www.unc.edu/~sstaff/images/beslan.jpg[/img]
That guy's badass for smoking while saving a kid.
He's totally chill.
[QUOTE=UnidentifiedFlyingTard;17058254][img]http://www.unc.edu/~sstaff/images/beslan.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/615/13242135235.jpg[/img]
hmmm, I fuckin floored.[/QUOTE]
He was exhausted, have some respect.
-snip- broke my automerge
[QUOTE=Dr Pepper;17058273]Damn even children?!?! The fuck kinda people are these!
Were they Muslims?[/QUOTE]
No.
Maybe if they had independence this shit wouldn't happen.
Still complete assholes, though.
[img]http://www.unc.edu/~sstaff/images/beslan.jpg[/img]
Looks like George Bush.
I loved how many people died and almost everyone one was injured in this tragedy yet the Russians pat themselves on the back and went "GOOD JOB BROTHER".
That's the problem with Russian special forces. They seem to prioritize on killing the bad guys rather than rescuing the hostages. Same nonsense happened in Nord Ost. During the panic too many hostages got killed, although the real killer was the gas they used. It was not tested properly and a lot of hostages ended up dying after the incident because they inhaled it.
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;17058330]Maybe if they had independence this shit wouldn't happen.
Still complete assholes, though.[/QUOTE]
This is probably what was going through the terrorists minds.
"Hey dude lets hold a bunch of students hostage to free our glorious people"
"Yea it will work perfectly its totally worth it"
"Agreed"
[QUOTE=Kyle902;17058346][img]http://www.unc.edu/~sstaff/images/beslan.jpg[/img]
Looks like George Bush.[/QUOTE]
George Bush, saving lives since February of 2001
[QUOTE=Kyle902;17058380]This is probably what was going through the terrorists minds.
"Hey dude lets hold a bunch of students hostage to free our glorious people"
"Yea it will work perfectly its totally worth it"
"Agreed"[/QUOTE]
Yeah it was pretty much a dick move, but come on Russia. This was during the SECOND war these fuckers are fighting for independence. You'd think they'd realize they, like, want to be independent.
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;17058419]Yeah it was pretty much a dick move, but come on Russia. This was during the SECOND war these fuckers are fighting for independence. You'd think they'd realize they, like, want to be independent.[/QUOTE]
I bet russia will eventually turn Chechnia(spelling?) into a nuclear test zone so they don't have anything to fight for anymore. Except maybe glass.
Wow.
[QUOTE=Kyle902;17058439]I bet russia will eventually turn Chechnia(spelling?) into a nuclear test zone so they don't have anything to fight for anymore. Except maybe glass.[/QUOTE]
Fuck you that's my glass
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;17058488]Fuck you that's my glass[/QUOTE]
Fine have it.
"walks away and says under his voice"
Its radioactive anyways....
[QUOTE=Kyle902;17058534]Fine have it.
"walks away and says under his voice"
Its radioactive anyways....[/QUOTE]
Russians don't care. They eat gamma rays for breakfast.
:ohdear:
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;17058556]Russians don't care. They eat gamma rays for breakfast.[/QUOTE]
They're so sterile there children come out retarded
[b]OH WAIT[/b]
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