(Washington Post) Peter Baker and Susan B. Glasser - Kremlin official Aslanbek Aslakhanov said more than 20 elite Russian commandos were killed in Beslan, many accidentally shot in the back by civilian vigilantes who rushed to the school to fight for their children. The death toll surpasses any in the history of the famed Alpha and Vympel special forces units.
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