Official Transcripts
United States Expresses Sympathy on Anniversary of Beslan Attack
August 31, 2005
U.S. Department of State
Office of the Spokesman
August 31, 2005
Statement by Sean McCormack, Spokesman
BESLAN SCHOOL MASSACRE ONE YEAR LATER
The American people join in deep sympathy with Russia in remembering the children, their families, teachers and the many others who died at the hands of the terrorists who carried out the brutal attack in Beslan one year ago.
The evil acts at Beslan and other equally incomprehensible ones that have claimed scores of innocent lives around the globe challenge the civilized world to unite in efforts to stop terrorism everywhere. The United States stands ready to cooperate with the Russian people in the ongoing struggle against terrorism.