In pictures: After the siege

1 of 7 The victims and the bereaved of the Beslan school siege have been remembered across Russia.

2 of 7 Such massive loss of innocent life shattered the nerves of men and women alike in Beslan.

3 of 7 There was little in the shell of the school gym on Saturday to indicate that scores of people had died horrific deaths here less than 24 hours earlier.

4 of 7 Then, the schoolyard was black with body bags, many of them barely filled by the young victims of the carnage.

5 of 7 Among the bodies collected were those of Russian soldiers, sent into the school when bombs began to explode.

6 of 7 Few surviving hostages emerged from the school without injury and hospitals have been flooded with casualties.

7 of 7 But for the families of more than 300 people, only funerals remain after what should have been the ordinary start of a new school year.