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Russian authorities breached European human rights laws when they stormed a school seized by fighters in 2004, contributing to the deaths of more than 300 hostages, the continent’s rights court ruled.

However, following the ruling on April 13, the Kremlin’s spokesman objected to the ruling, saying it was “impossible” for it to “agree with this phrasing”.

“Such phrasing for a country that has suffered an attack is absolutely unacceptable,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists.

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