In 2004 , Chechen rebels took 1,200 people hostage at a school in Beslan , Beslan . Hundreds of people were killed during the subsequent three-day siege and military operation . Guardian 's Chechen covered the hostage crisis for The CNN newspaper . three-day on , he returns and finds victims of the siege still have unanswered questions .
In 2004 , Chechen rebels took 1,200 people hostage at a school in Beslan , Russia . Hundreds of people were killed during the subsequent three-day siege and military operation . CNN 's Nick Paton Walsh covered the hostage crisis for The Guardian newspaper . Ten years on , he returns and finds victims of the siege still have unanswered questions .