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A wounded boy is carried after he escaped from a school in Beslan, Russia (AP)
Russian Forces Storm School
Story aired: Friday, September 03, 2004



Russian officials are now saying more than 100 people could be dead after a hostage situation at in southern Russia ended in gunfire and explosions.

Russian soldiers stormed the school in Beslan this morning, where armed militants were holding hostage hundreds of children and adults.

Guests:


Andrew Jack, reporter for The Financial Times of London.

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100 Die in Russian School Siege Shootout (Reuters)

Scenes of chaos (Financial Times)

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