Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna September 2004 Basayev akazviti ndiye
Kukombwa kwechikoro cheBeslan umo vanhu vanopfuura 350, vazhinji vavo vari vana, vakaurawa uye mazana akakuvadzwa. Hurumende yeRussia yakapa mubairo wemamiriyoni 300 rubles ($10m) nokuda kwemashoko aizotungamirira kukubatwa kwake. Basayev pachake haana kubatanidzwa mukubatwa kwechikoro, asi akataura kuti akaronga uye akabhadhara kurwiswa, achizvirumbidza kuti kushanda kwese kwakadhura ma8,000 euros chete. Musi wa17 Gunyana 2004, Basayev akaburitsa chirevo achiti ndiye akaita kuti chikoro chivharwe, achiti Riyadus-Salihiin "Martyr Battalion" yake ndiyo yakaita izvi nezvimwe kurwiswa. Mumashoko ake, Basayev akarondedzera kuurayiwa kwevanhu muBeslan se"nhamo inotyisa" uye akati mutungamiri weRussia Vladimir Putin ndiye akakonzera.