Beslan school siege
The Beslan school siege ( also referred to as the Beslan school hostage crisis or Beslan massacre ) started on September 1 , 2004 , lasted three days , involved the imprisonment of over 1 , 100 people as hostages ( including 777 children ) , and ended with the deaths of either 331 or 334 people , more than half of which were children . 
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