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Mother and daughter A mother and daughter who escaped after being held hostage. The photograph is taken by AP photographer Musa Sadulaje.

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  • Purpose and character Illustrates the article Beslan school hostage crisis for educational purposes.
  • Nature of the copied work This image is a picture of an extremely significant event that captured the public imagination and horror after the Beslan terrorist attacks. The image has come to stand as a symbol of the event. It is displayed on Wikipedia in the public interest.
  • Amount and substantiality One image displayed, which was displayed in numerous newspapers after September 3th, 2004, as well as hundreds or thousands internet sites.
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  • The image in question depicts an event of unique historical significance, and no opportunity now exists to create a free-licence variant of this image.

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  • It depicts a non-repeatable, historic event.
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  • The image is no larger, and of no higher quality, than required for its use in articles.
  • It is used in Wikipedia only for educational purposes and is not used for profit.
  • Its use on Wikipedia does not compete with the copyright holder.
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