BESLAN (North Ossetia), September 1 (RIA Novosti) - Police in the North Caucasian town of Beslan, which is marking the first anniversary of the terrorist tragedy at a local school today, have released a Radio Liberty correspondent, earlier detained for lack of accreditation, a spokesman for the local Interior Ministry said.
According to Alan Doyev, police told Radio Liberty correspondent Yuri Bagrov that he could not stay in Beslan without accreditation and a passport.
Ismel Shaov, the head of the local Interior Ministry's press office, said Bagrov had breached passport and visa requirements and must pay a fine of up to $17.
Bagrov was penalized for document forgery last year.
North Ossetian authorities requested that all journalists arriving in the republic to cover events commemorating the Beslan tragedy obtain accreditation.
Interior Ministry officials said all journalists had the opportunity to obtain accreditation and those working without it would be detained for questioning.
