Beslan gunman gives account of explosions

"The explosions that sparked the bloody end to last September's school hostage seizure in Beslan were touched off when sharpshooters killed two militants holding triggers to homemade bombs, a suspect being tried for the massacre has testified. The ITAR-Tass news agency quoted Nur-Pashi Kulayev as saying the leader of the 32 heavily armed militants - whom he called "Colonel" - entered the packed gymnasium where more than 1100 hostages were held after the bombs detonated and smashed his cellphone.
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"He said: 'They won't take pity on anyone; we fight to the last cartridge'," Kulayev was quoted as saying as he recounted the last words of the Colonel, who was killed at the school"
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