MOSCOW, March 23. /TASS/. President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan have discussed a terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall near Moscow in a phone call, the Kremlin press service said in a statement.

"Shavkat Mirziyoyev strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall, expressing heartfelt condolences over the tragedy. He conveyed sympathy to the families of those killed and wished a speedy recovery to the injured," the statement reads.

"Both parties reaffirmed their determination to maintain close cooperation in combating terrorism," the Kremlin press service added.

The terrorist attack took place at the Crocus City Hall in the town of Krasnogorsk outside Moscow late on March 22. Unidentified gunmen armed with automatic weapons went on a shooting spree. According to the latest data from Russia’s Investigative Committee, 115 people were killed but that number may grow. Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Alexander Bortnikov has announced the detention of 11 people involved in the attack, including four perpetrators who had tried to escape towards the Ukrainian border.