Beslan

/ ˈbɛzlɑːn /

noun

1. a town in the North Ossetian Republic in Russia: scene of a massacre in 2004 when Chechen extremists held a school hostage, leading to a siege in which 344 people were killed. Pop: 35 550 (2002)

Example Sentences

Her rise to prominence came in 2004, when she reported on the Beslan school siege by Chechen militants.

From BBC

It’s 20 years today since the siege ended suddenly in devastating explosions, but I can still hear the wailing of Beslan’s mothers; the grief that rolled over the town in waves.

From BBC

In 2004, the suffering of Beslan was felt all over Russia and resonated all over the world.

From BBC

The day before the Beslan siege, 10 people were killed when a Chechen woman blew herself up outside a Moscow metro station.

From BBC

But for two decades now there have been persistent, troubling questions about how Mr Putin and his officials handled the attack on Beslan in their determination not to "give in" to terrorists.

From BBC