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Ossetians Vow Revenge for Beslan "One Person at a Time"
Last week, Tanik Kuizev buried a niece who was among hundreds who died after a North Ossetian school was seized by raiders that included members of the rival Ingush ethnic group. After Wednesday, he vows, he will bury an Ingush to be killed in retribution, Associated Press reports.Fears are high that Ossetians will seek bloody revenge for the more than 330 people —- more than half of them children —- who died in the maelstrom of gunfire and explosions at the school on Sept. 3. Russians traditionally observe 40 days of mourning after a death. Wednesday is the 40th day, and Ossetians say the end of the mourning period could herald an outbreak of inter-ethnic violence in days to come. "There will be violence. It won't be noisy. It will be quiet —- one person at a time,'' Kuizev said as he wandered through the burned-out husk of the school, stepping over flowers and stuffed animals left in memory of the victims. Rest at link Also Beslan in Mourning Photos Posted by: ed 2004-10-12 |
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