7945716646 The Beslan School Siege
The Beslan School Siege
Hamlet B Brito
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Abstract
The current paper outlines the main issues of the Beslan school tragedy. The discussed question is the following – what are the consequences? First, the paper discusses whether there were chances to avoid the tragedy and its horrible consequences. Second, the paper provides the results of investigation whether there was crisis management by school or local authorities. Third, it discusses the lack of leadership from the side of Kremlin and its role in the counter-terrorist operation. Moreover, the paper shows the lessons learned by the Russian government. Moreover, it explains the impact of tragedy on other countries and the U.S., in particular.
Keywords: government, children, stress, society.
The Beslan School Siege
1. The Beslan School Siege is a tragedy that took place in North Osetia, Russia. The tragedy happened in 2004 on September 1. In hostages there were taken 1,128 people - children, parents, and school staff. Terrorists held hostages in the building, denying even the necessities of people. According to Ross (n.a.), “For three days, the world watched in horror as masked gunmen held more than one thousand students, teachers and family members hostage in this small south Russian city.” On September 3, there were explosions at the school and a fire broke out, resulting in the building partial collapse. Confederate forces began the assault. During the shooting, including the participation of civilians who used personal weapons, 28 terrorists were killed (three, including one of the bombers, were killed on the first day). During the rescue operations, more than 300 people were killed and about 600 injured. Taken the only alive terrorist, Nurpasha Kulaev, authorities arrested him and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Attack by a large number of bandits, its free movement on transport on roads with lots of weapons is an inexcusable mistake. Could the tragedy have been
Hamlet B Brito
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Abstract
The current paper outlines the main issues of the Beslan school tragedy. The discussed question is the following – what are the consequences? First, the paper discusses whether there were chances to avoid the tragedy and its horrible consequences. Second, the paper provides the results of investigation whether there was crisis management by school or local authorities. Third, it discusses the lack of leadership from the side of Kremlin and its role in the counter-terrorist operation. Moreover, the paper shows the lessons learned by the Russian government. Moreover, it explains the impact of tragedy on other countries and the U.S., in particular.
Keywords: government, children, stress, society.
The Beslan School Siege
1. The Beslan School Siege is a tragedy that took place in North Osetia, Russia. The tragedy happened in 2004 on September 1. In hostages there were taken 1,128 people - children, parents, and school staff. Terrorists held hostages in the building, denying even the necessities of people. According to Ross (n.a.), “For three days, the world watched in horror as masked gunmen held more than one thousand students, teachers and family members hostage in this small south Russian city.” On September 3, there were explosions at the school and a fire broke out, resulting in the building partial collapse. Confederate forces began the assault. During the shooting, including the participation of civilians who used personal weapons, 28 terrorists were killed (three, including one of the bombers, were killed on the first day). During the rescue operations, more than 300 people were killed and about 600 injured. Taken the only alive terrorist, Nurpasha Kulaev, authorities arrested him and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Attack by a large number of bandits, its free movement on transport on roads with lots of weapons is an inexcusable mistake. Could the tragedy have been