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The blasts happened away from the main crowd as the bombers were stopped at the concert entrance.

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Dozens of injured were ferried away to local hospitals...

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...while some were treated at the scene.

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Audience members watched with concern...

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...as police surrounded the concert arena.

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Forensic experts moved in to hunt for clues.

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And the grim task of identifying the dead began.

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Russian Interior Minister Boris Gryzlov, who visited the scene, was quick to blame Chechen rebels.

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The organisers have decreed that the show must go on, with much of the audience still unaware of the attack.

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After the show the fans - now visibly shocked by the scene of devastation - were ferried away on buses.