477 people and 183 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire in Crocus City Hall, Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations informs.

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The Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization expressed condolences in connection with the terrorist attack in Moscow's Crocus City Hall.

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Traffic police units at Crocus City Hall are reinforced by soldiers of the Russian National Guard with machine guns, Sputnik correspondent reports.

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The leader of Turkmenistan expressed his condolences to Putin after the terrorist attack in the Moscow region, stressing that the country condemns all manifestations of terrorism and extremism.

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Russian Senator Andrey Klishas believes that the terrorist attack in Moscow's Crocus City Hall is part of the war that Western intelligence agencies have been waging against Russia for many years:

"Support for terrorists in the Caucasus in the 90s, the coup in Ukraine in 2014, the collapse of the Minsk agreements, the killing of civilians in Novorossiya, Russophobia, support for neo-Nazism, the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack. All these are stages of the same war against Russia, done by the same perpetrators."

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❗️As of this morning, 115 people, including five children, are in hospitals in Moscow and the Moscow region, said Governor Andrey Vorobyov.

The analysis of the auditorium, where the ceilings partially collapsed, will continue all day, the governor stated.

At 10 a.m. Moscow time (7a.m. GMT), a list of those killed in the terrorist attack who have been identified will be published, Vorobyov said.

At the same time, a help center will be opened in the Kubik Business Center next to the Crocus City Hall, where relatives will be able to get all the necessary information about the victims.

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❗️Xi Jinping offered Putin condolences following the terrorist attack, China Central TV reported.

"China strongly condemns terrorist attacks and firmly supports the efforts of the Russian authorities to safeguard national security," Xi Jinping said.

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Flowers are being brought to the Russian Embassy in Beijing.

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People in Moscow are flocking to donor centers to give blood after yesterday's terrorist attack, Sputnik's correspondent reports. There has been a huge queue at the Gavrilov Blood Center the entire morning.

The Gavrilov Blood Center in Moscow has already received more than 500 donors, volunteer Anastasia Krishtaleva told Sputnik.

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❗️Three children died as a result of the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall, the Ministry of Health of the Moscow region reported.

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In Donetsk, people carry flowers to the "Russia" stele in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall.

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