Survivors of Beslan hostage-taking event visit Berlin

Students from the North Ossetian town of Beslan visit Christmas market in Berlin, capital of Germany, Dec. 17, 2004. Thirteen students, who are the survivors of the Beslan school hostage-taking event, came to visit Berlin under the arrangement of a folk children's organization as the Christmas and the new year draw nearer. The terrorist attack in the North Ossetian town of Beslan claimed lives of over 300 people and wounded more than 700 on Sept. 1, 2004.

A girl student from the North Ossetian town of Beslan, holding the gifts from German people in hand, visits the Christmas market in Berlin, capital of Germany, Dec. 17, 2004. Thirteen students, who are the survivors of the Beslan school hostage-taking event, came to visit Berlin under the arrangement of a folk children's organization as the Christmas and the new year draw nearer. The terrorist attack in the North Ossetian town of Beslan claimed lives of over 300 people and wounded more than 700 on Sept. 1, 2004.

Two Students from the North Ossetian town of Beslan light candles to commemorate victims in Berlin, capital of Germany, Dec. 17, 2004.