People wail over the coffins of their loved ones. Russians begin
to bury victims of the terror attack on Beslan school that left more than 330
people dead.-Xinhua/Reuters/AFP
Russia has begun two days of national mourning
to commemorate the more than 350 children and adults who died in the bloody
school siege. Flags are at half mast and all recreation activities and programs
across the country have been cancelled, China Radio International reported
Monday.
Terrorists attacked a school in North Ossetia and
took over 1,000 students, parents and teachers hostage. 335 hostages, nearly
half of them students, were killed and more than 700 wounded.
The international community has condemned the
atrocity and expressed support to the action the Russian special forces took.
31 terrorists were killed in the fighting and one
terrorist has been arrested.