Pictures of the Week: August 28 – September 3, 2004

russian police carry a baby held hostage by chechen terrorists in beslan, near chechnya
VIKTOR KOROTAYEV / REUTERS

In Safe Hands
A Russian police officer carries a baby hostage released from a school seized by terrorists in the town of Beslan, near Chechnya. Masked men and women are holding hundreds of people hostage, demanding the release of Chechen fighters captured by the Russian authorities. The baby pictured was among four infants released on Thursday

Thursday, Sep 02, 2004