School siege ends in bloodbath - more than 150 dead

Russia’s school siege ended in a chaotic bloodbath today with more than 150 hostages and some of their captors killed when special forces stormed the building in an unplanned onslaught.

The bloody outcome reflected badly on President Vladimir Putin who had pledged to do everything possible to save the lives of the 1,200 hostages - almost 850 of them children.