FSB: The operation was successful

The Federal Security Service during the release of hostages suffered losses among its units. According to RIA Novosti, the head of the operational headquarters, the head of the Federal Security Service of North Ossetia, Valery Andreev, announced this on Saturday. "The hostage exemption operation has been completed by successfully at the cost of the life of officers. The FSB has losses among its units," he said.

Andreev also confirmed that the preparation of militants for a terrorist attack in Beslan was conducted in advance. In total, according to him, there were more than thirty terrorists in Beslan, of various nationality. "Among the terrorists were Russians and immigrants from foreign states. There could be much more victims, which showed an inspection of the scene," Andreev said. Earlier, he said that among the killed militants there were ten Arabs and one Negro.

On Friday, it was reported that during the assault on the school building, one of the FSB officers "saved two little girls at the cost of their own life."