Episode 52: The Beslan school hostage crisis

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🗓️ 21 October 2017

⏱️ 88 minutes

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On September 1, 2004, hundreds of students of all ages arrived with their families at School No. 1 in Beslan, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia for the start of the school year. The first day of school was a celebration punctuated with music, poems, and videos. But this year would be different. This year's Day of Knowledge festivities, however, wouldn't end in the first ringing of the school bell, but with gunshots.

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1:15.9	And finally, I'd like to preemptively apologize for any Russian names or words I may mispronounce in this particular episode.
1:23.3	I practiced with some of the longer words just to make sure I could pronounce them, but when push comes to shove, we'll see how it goes.
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1:40.3	Episode 52. The Beislan School Hostage Crisis. September 1st, 2004. At least 330 deceased,
1:52.4	over 650 injured. This time of year, it's hard not to think back to when you were a little
1:59.6	kid in getting ready for the first day of
2:01.5	school. You would go shopping for new clothes, you would buy new school supplies, which was my
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