THE militants who seized a school in Russia, killing more than 350 people may have had help from local police, an official admitted yesterday.

THE sound of weeping mothers who lost their sons and daughters in Russia’s school siege drifted out of the homes of Beslan yesterday as the first burials were held for some of the 338 people killed.

THE sound of weeping mothers who lost their sons and daughters in Russia’s school siege drifted out of the homes of Beslan on Sunday as the first burials were held for some of the 338 people killed.

Wails of mourning echoed through the streets of Beslan today, and the region’s top police officer reportedly resigned in the wake of the school hostage taking that left more than 350 people dead.

Heavily armed terrorists, many wearing belts packed with explosives, held more than 350 hostages, including children, through the night at a Russian school. Up to 16 people were thought to have died so far in the attack.