For a second day, the people of Beslan in southern Russia have been burying their dead from the school hostage-taking in which at least 335 people died.
Half of the victims of the tragedy were children. More than 100 families held funerals today, while the country is in a state of official mourning that will last until tomorrow.
Separately, efforts are continuing to trace more than 200 people who are listed as missing.
The Russian Red Cross earlier appealed for international help to provide specialist equipment in hospitals where facilities have been over-stretched.
Last night, pictures of one of the suspected gunmen arrested after the siege were broadcast on Russian television. However, the man insists that he did not shoot any of the children in the school.
It is the first evidence the Russian authorities have provided to back up their claim to have captured three of the hostage-takers alive.
Meanwhile in Dublin, a book of condolences was open for signatures at the Russian Embassy today.
Speaking on RTÉ Radio this morning, the Russian ambassador, Vladimir Rakhmanin, thanked those who had already registered their sympathy with the embassy and said that the messages would be conveyed to the families of the victims.
