Hosoda, Kawaguchi offer condolences at Russian Embassy

Hosoda, Kawaguchi offer condolences at Russian Embassy

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda (R) shakes hands with Russian Ambassador to Japan Alexander Losyukov at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo on Sept. 7 during a visit to offer his condolences for the victims of the school hostage crisis in Beslan, Northern Ossentia. Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguachi also visited the embassy.

(5)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still captive

(5)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still captive

BESLAN, Russia - Bodies are seen lying on the ground at a school in Beslan, Norhern Ossentia, on Sept. 4, one day after commandos stormed the school in a hostage crisis.

(4)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still held hostage

(4)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still held hostage

BESLAN, Russia - Local people read lists of hostages who escaped from a seized school outside a hospital in Beslan, Northern Ossentia, on Sept. 4. About 250 people were killed and 700 others injured as commandos stormed the school trying to end a hostage crisis on Sept. 3 in Beslan.

(3)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still held hostage

(3)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still held hostage

BESLAN, Russia - A mother feeds her child a cookie at a hospital in Belsan, Northern Ossentia, on Sept. 3 after commandos stormed the seized school trying to end a hostage crisis.

(1)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still held hostage

(1)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still held hostage

BESLAN, Russia - Injured students lie on stretchers at a hospital in Beslan, Northern Ossentia, after commandos stormed into a seized school trying to end a hostage crisis. About 250 people were killed and 700 others injured in the hostage-taking incident.

(2)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still held hostage

(2)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still held hostage

BESLAN, Russia - An injured schoolgirl sits at a hospital in Beslan, Northern Ossentia, on Sept. 3 after commandos stormed the seized school trying to end a hostage crisis

(2)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still held hostage

(2)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still held hostage

BESLAN, Russia - An injured schoolgirl sits at a hospital in Beslan, Northern Ossentia, on Sept. 3 after commandos stormed the seized school trying to end a hostage crisis (Kyodo)

(3)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still held hostage

(3)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still held hostage

BESLAN, Russia - A mother feeds her child a cookie at a hospital in Belsan, Northern Ossentia, on Sept. 3 after commandos stormed the seized school trying to end a hostage crisis. (Kyodo)

(4)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still held hostage

(4)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still held hostage

BESLAN, Russia - Local people read lists of hostages who escaped from a seized school outside a hospital in Beslan, Northern Ossentia, on Sept. 4. About 250 people were killed and 700 others injured as commandos stormed the school trying to end a hostage crisis on Sept. 3 in Beslan. (Kyodo)

(1)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still held hostage

(1)250 dead in school siege, some 20 still held hostage

BESLAN, Russia - Injured students lie on stretchers at a hospital in Beslan, Northern Ossentia, after commandos stormed into a seized school trying to end a hostage crisis. About 250 people were killed and 700 others injured in the hostage-taking incident. (Kyodo)

Hosoda, Kawaguchi offer condolences at Russian Embassy

Hosoda, Kawaguchi offer condolences at Russian Embassy

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda (R) shakes hands with Russian Ambassador to Japan Alexander Losyukov at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo on Sept. 7 during a visit to offer his condolences for the victims of the school hostage crisis in Beslan, Northern Ossentia. Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguachi also visited the embassy. (Kyodo)