SEPTEMBER 1 — DAY OF KNOWLEDGE… AND DAY OF MOURNING In 2004, in Beslan, terrorists seized more than a thousand hostages at School No. 1 . Three days of horror and pain. The tragedy claimed the lives of 334 people, 186 of them — children. Hundreds were wounded. From September 1 to 3, days of remembrance are held in North Ossetia . To this day, toys and water bottles lie in the school gymnasium — as a reminder of those terrible days. The "City of Angels