Meanwhile, Nikolai Patrushev, the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB, the former KGB) and Rashid Nurgaliev, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD), both sent to Beslan by President Vladimir Putin, were invisible as the tragedy unfolded.
Entretanto, Nikolai Patrushev, director del Servicio Federal de Seguridad (FSB, el antiguo KGB), y Rashid Nurgaliev, ministro del Interior de Rusia (MVD), ambos enviados a Beslan por el Presidente Vladimir Putin, estuvieron invisibles, mientras se desarrollaba la tragedia.