EU court faults Russia for 'serious failings' in a 2004 siege that killed 186 schoolchildren

Thomson Reuters The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that there were "serious failings"in how Russia handled the 2004 Beslan school siegethat lefthundreds dead. The court said that Russian authorities did not take necessary preventative steps to save lives and that their use of tank cannons, grenade launchers, and flame throwers contributed to many of the casualties among the hostages. The court also said that they failed to increase security before the attack, despite the many t...