Hostage-taking at school No. 1 in the city of Beslan (North Ossetia), committed by terrorists on September 1, 2004, during a ceremonial ceremony dedicated to the beginning of the school year. For two and a half days, the terrorists held more than 1,100 hostages (mostly children, their parents and school staff) in a mined building in the most difficult conditions, denying people even the minimum natural needs. As a result of the terrorist attack, 314 hostages were killed, including 186 children.