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Under Mr Putin’s instructions, the Russian Emergencies Ministry sent a plane to Mozdok with a rescue team and the necessary equipment. Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov planned to fly to North Ossetia as soon as possible.

As a result of a terrorist attack at the Mozdok hospital, dozens of people were killed and many wounded. The explosion occurred after a Kamaz truck loaded with explosives rammed into the hospital gates.

President Putin instructed the relevant agencies to conduct a thorough investigation to find the causes which made this crime possible at a protected military facility.

The President discussed the matter on the phone with Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov, Director of the Federal Security Service Nikolai Patrushev and Prosecutor-General Vladimir Ustinov.

Mr Putin conveyed his sincere condolences to the friends and families of the victims.