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reference news reported on september 2according to afp on september 1, russia marked the 20th anniversary of the beslan school hostage-taking on september 1. the hostage-taking incident by islamic extremists in the russian caucasus resulted in the deaths of 334 people, including 186 children, and brought great trauma to russia.

on august 20, russian president vladimir putin, who had come to power when the attack occurred, visited the beslan school for the first time and compared the massacre to ukraine's military offensive on kursk.

according to reports, at the memorial ceremony on the 1st, some students who had experienced the incident lined up on campus, holding photos of the victims and white roses. relatives of the victims, survivors and government officials laid flowers and knelt at the site of the incident, which has become a memorial hall, to commemorate the incident.

the report mentioned that on september 1, 2004, which was the back-to-school day, armed elements from chechnya and ingush entered the largest school in beslan, north ossetia, russia, and kidnapped thousands of people, including parents, teachers, and students. many people were executed in more than 50 hours. on september 3, two explosions occurred on campus, causing students to flee in fear at the risk of being shot. in the end, the explosions forced the russian special forces to launch a fierce attack. the incident caused 334 deaths and more than 750 injuries. (compiled by lu longjun)