Today in South Ossetia have been commemorated the victims of the terrorist attack in Beslan, which took place September 1, 2004. During the grand opening of the academic year in all the educational institutions of the Republic was declared a silence moment.
According to the President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov, who has visited today the educational institutions of Tskhinval, the victims of the Beslan tragedy will forever remain in the hearts of residents of North and South Ossetia.
"Eight years have passed since that inhuman act, but our wounded hearts are still bleeding. One will never accept the death of the innocent children, as one will never understand and forgive the people who arranged and committed thatshocking crime. We must always honor the blessed memory of the victims and do everything so that such crimes will neverrecur, "- the president said at the meeting in the yard of the school № 5 in Tskhinval.
September 1, 2004 in the Beslan school №1 during thegrand opening of the academic year, a group of terrorists took hostage more than 1100 people, mostly children, their parents and the school staff. For two and a half days the terrorists were holding the hostages in the school building, forbidding them physical needs. The attempt to liberate the hostages turned into the tragedy; 334 peoplewere killed, including 186 children, and more than 800 people were injured.
