Tehran, IRNA - Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council has strongly denounced a terrorist attack on the outskirts of Moscow, which killed at least 115 people.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns this terrorist act and expresses solidarity with the people and government of Russia, as well as the families of the victims,"  Ali Akbar Ahmadian said in a letter to the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation on Saturday.

On Friday night, as many as five people in combat fatigues stormed a concert hall in the town of Crocus near Moscow, opening fire on those inside.

The attackers also set off explosives that ignited a huge blaze in the concert hall.

Russia’s Investigative Committee announced that the death toll has risen to at least 115, including three children.

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