Beslan school siege
2004 terrorist attack in North Ossetia, Russian Federation
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Summary
Beslan school siege is a terrorist attack[1]. It ranks in the top 0.92% of terrorist attack entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,644 views/month, #3 of 326).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Beslan[3]
- Country: Russia[4]
- Instance of: massacre[5], hostage taking[6], hostage-rescue mission[7]
- Location: Beslan[8]
- Part of: terrorism in Russia[9], Islamic terrorism[10]
- Commons category: Beslan school hostage crisis[11]
- Located in time zone: Moscow Time[12]
- Armament: pistol[13], AK-47[14], machine gun[15], grenade launcher[16], explosive belt[17]
- Start time: September 1, 2004[18]
- End time: September 3, 2004[19]
- Point in time: September 2004[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Beslan school siege[21]
- Described at URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BImbDtC-skM[22]
- Number of deaths: 334[23]
- Number of injured: 727[24]
- Has effect: International response to the Beslan hostage crisis[25]
- Number of perpetrators: 32[26]
- Perpetrator: Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs[27]
Body
Outcome and Impact
Things named for Beslan school siege include Voice of Beslan[28], a non-governmental organization[29], founded in 2005[30], headquartered in Beslan[31].
Why It Matters
Beslan school siege has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for it include Voice of Beslan[28], a non-governmental organization[29], founded in 2005[30], headquartered in Beslan[31].