Svetlana Khoutsistova, surrounded by mourners, cries over the coffin of her son, Azamat, aged 26, who died in the Beslan school siege at Vladikavkaz...
Local inhabitants leave flowers and bottles of water and soda in memory of the Beslan school siege victims in what remains of the charred gymnasium....
Soldier covers the roof as volunteers survey the area after special forces stormed a school seized by Chechen separatists on September 3, 2004 in the...
Svetlana Khoutsistova holds up a portrait of her son, Azamat, aged 26, who died in the Beslan school siege at Vladikavkaz cemetery, surrounded by...
Families cry for victims of the Beslan school siege as they bury their loved ones at Vladikavkaz cemetery. 318 civilians, including 186 children,...
Extensive damage is seen in the ruins of the destroyed school, where more than 350 people were killed during a hostage situation on September 5, 2004...
Relatives of released hostages who were rushed to hospital after Russian troops stormed a school besieged by Chechen separatists search for names on...
Volunteer carries an injured child after special forces stormed a school seized by Chechen separatists on September 3, 2004 in the town of Beslan,...
Volunteer carries an injured girl after special forces stormed a school seized by Chechen separatists on September 3, 2004 in the town of Beslan,...
An armed soldier surveys the area after special forces stormed a school seized by Chechen separatists on September 3, 2004 in the town of Beslan,...
Russian women cry during the funeral of sisters Irina and Alina Tetova September 5, 2004 in Beslan, Russia. The girls were killed after Chechen...
Flowers sit at School No. 1 to form a memorial to the terror victims September 8, 2004 in Beslan, southern Russia. Approximately 355 children and...
Woman walks by a memorial to the terror victims at School No. 1 September 8, 2004 in Beslan, southern Russia. Approximately 355 children and adults...
Portraits and lists of missing and dead children line the glass wall of the Palace of Culture September 8, 2004 in Beslan, southern Russia....
Relatives of those killed in the Beslan school massacre bury the dead for the third day September 7, 2004 in Beslan, Russia. The carnage began amid a...
Relatives of those killed in the Beslan school massacre bury the dead for the third day September 7, 2004 in Beslan, Russia. The carnage began amid a...
Relatives of those killed in the Beslan school massacre bury the dead for the third day September 7, 2004 in Beslan, Russia. The carnage began amid a...
Roses are seen at a make shift memorial at a school September 6, 2004 in Beslan, southern Russia. More than 350 people died after Chechen militant...
Shoes lay lined up on the ground of a school September 6, 2004 in Beslan, southern Russia. More than 350 people died after Chechen militant...
Hole is seen in the floor of a library inside a school September 6, 2004 in Beslan, southern Russia. More than 350 people died after Chechen militant...
Family and friends of those killed in the school hostage crisis cry during a mass funeral in the rain September 6, 2004 in Beslan, southern Russia....
Family and friends of those killed in the school hostage crisis cry during a mass funeral in the rain September 6, 2004 in Beslan, southern Russia....
Family and friends of those killed in the school hostage crisis cry during a mass funeral in the rain September 6, 2004 in Beslan, southern Russia....
Family and friends of those killed in the school hostage crisis cry during a mass funeral in the rain September 6, 2004 in Beslan, southern Russia....
Family and friends of those killed in the school hostage crisis cry during a mass funeral in the rain September 6, 2004 in Beslan, southern Russia....
Family and friends of those killed in the school hostage crisis cry during a mass funeral in the rain September 6, 2004 in Beslan, southern Russia....
Family and friends of those killed in the school hostage crisis cry over the coffin of a loved one during a mass funeral in the rain September 6,...
Extensive damage is seen in the ruins of the destroyed school, where more than 350 people were killed during a hostage situation on September 5, 2004...
The blood of a female "shahid" suicide bomber remains painted on a wall near the corner where the Chechen militant blew herself up in the ruins of...
Friends and relatives visit the ruins of the destroyed school, where more than 350 people were killed during a hostage situation on September 5, 2004...
Friends and relatives left flowers at the ruins of the destroyed school, where more than 350 people were killed during a hostage situation on...
Relatives of those killed during the siege in Beslan weep, September 4, 2004 in the province of North Ossetia, Russia. President Vladimir Putin...
Russian troops run past sniper fire near a school September 3, 2004 in Beslan, Russia. More than 200 people were reportedly killed and at least 700...
Russian troops stand guard near a school September 3, 2004 in Beslan, Russia. More than 200 people were reportedly killed and at least 700 wounded...
Russian man stands over bodies covered with sheets near a school September 3, 2004 in Beslan, Russia. More than 200 people were reportedly killed and...
Russian woman view a list outside a hospital September 3, 2004 in Beslan, Russia. More than 200 people were reportedly killed and at least 700...
Soldier takes cover as special forces storm a school seized by Chechen separatists on September 3, 2004 in the town of Beslan, Russia. Russian...
Armed soldiers cover the area as special forces stormed a school seized by Chechen separatists on September 3, 2004 in the town of Beslan, Russia....
Volunteers carry an injured victim after special forces stormed a school seized by Chechen separatists on September 3, 2004 in the town of Beslan,...
Russian soldier feels the strain of crisis during a siege around the school where some 350 hostages, most of them women and children, are being held...
Russian forces brace for a siege around the school where some 350 hostages, most of them women and children, are being held by suspected Chechen...
Police officer and a woman carry two recently released children near a school taken over by terrorist on September 2, 2004 in the town of Beslan,...
Students attend the commemoration ceremony of victims of Beslan school hostage crisis; which ended with 334 people killed, including 186 children,...
Vladik, seriously wounded during the Beslan school siege, receives treatment at Vladikavkaz hospital. 318 civilians, including 186 children, died...
Armed soldiers cover the area after special forces stormed a school seized by Chechen separatists on September 3, 2004 in the town of Beslan, Russia....
Dr. Daniel Igor Branovan comforts 10-year-old Anna Kadalaeva before she's wheeled in to undergo two hours of reconstructive eye surgery at the New...
Doctors Elizabeth Maher, Robert Della Rocca and David Della Rocca perform reconstructive eye surgery on Anna Kadalaeva at the New York Eye and Ear...
Anna Kadalaeva talks with Dr. Daniel Igor Branovan before she's wheeled in to undergo two hours of reconstructive eye surgery at the New York Eye and...
The Dzgoev family lost two members in the Beslan school siege - young Marina and her brother Gueorgui. 318 civilians, including 186 children, died...
Svetlana Beroev mourns the loss of her grandchildren Soslan and Aslan who died in the Beslan siege. 318 civilians, including 186 children, died...
Families cry for victims of the Beslan school siege as they bury their loved ones at Vladikavkaz cemetery. 318 civilians, including 186 children,...
Local inhabitant from Beslan visits the charred remains of the gymnasium where the school siege unfolded. 318 civilians, including 186 children, died...
Soldiers patrol the crumbling remains of Beslan Number 1 school, the scene of the siege. For the moment, the buildings are still intact to enable...
Svetlana Khoutsistova holds up a portrait of her son, Azamat, aged 26, who died in the Beslan school siege at Vladikavkaz cemetery. 318 civilians,...
Jana, assisted by her father, returns to Beslan school in the hope of finding some of her eight-year-old daughter Zanina's belongings. Zanina died in...
Exterior of Beslan Number 1 school which hit world headlines after it became the scene of carnage during the Beslan hostage crisis. 318 civilians,...
Family pays homage to the victims at Beslan Number 1 school, the scene of the siege. 318 civilians, including 186 children, died during the three-day...
Mother displays a photo of her daughter, lost in the Beslan siege. 318 civilians, including 186 children, died during the three-day hostage crisis...
Interior of the Vladikavkaz morgue. In the small town of Beslan, which counts 35,000 inhabitants, mourning for the victims shows no signs of abating....
Families cry for victims of the Beslan school siege as they bury their loved ones at Vladikavkaz cemetery. 318 civilians, including 186 children,...
