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The Beslan siege: 20 years on

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The siege of Beslan has left a scar on both North Ossetia and Russia. Twenty years on, many in North Ossetia still await the results of an investigation into the Russian authorities' handling of the crisis, which they believe might have contributed to the deaths of over 300 people — among them 186 children.

This week, we spoke with Zalina Bogazova, a survivor of Beslan, about how those events have continued to shape the lives of her and hundreds of others, and with Ossetian political journalist Rooslán Totrov about Russia's handling of the attack and how Russia's war against Ukraine has changed how Beslan is remembered.

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The Beslan siege: 20 years on

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