President Vladimir Putin confirmed this at a meeting at the operations headquarters for freeing the hostages.
One of the terrorists’ aims was to foment interethnic hatred and set off an explosion of violence in the North Caucasus. The President said that everyone who gives in to this kind of provocation will be seen as accomplices in this act of terrorism and supporters of the terrorists.
The state authorities will do everything possible to help the victims of the terrorist act in Beslan.