Russia: Investigators not ruling out terror as Kerch motive – Peskov *AUDIO*

SOT, Dmitri Peskov, Press Secretary of the Russian president (Russian): "Yes from various departments."
SOT, Reporter (Russian): "Is terrorism being considered?"
SOT, Dmitri Peskov, Press Secretary of the Russian president (Russian): "It's being considered."
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered his "deepest condolences to those who have lost their friends and relatives" in the Kerch explosion, according to Press Secretary for Russian President Vladimir Putin Dmitri Peskov who was speaking in a phone interview to Russian journalists in Moscow on Wednesday.
"The president has ordered the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the emergency services to provide urgent assistance to those affected by the explosion and where necessary transport those seriously injured to the best health facilities in Russia, whether they're in Moscow or other cities," he said.
Peskov also noted that Russian leader had instructed the country's law enforcement agencies to urgently investigate the circumstances of the incident. The Press Secretary added that a terror attack had not been ruled out.
At least 18 people were killed and 50 more injured after an explosion occurred in a polytechnic college in the Crimean city of Kerch on Wednesday. According to the Russian National Anti-terrorist Committee, the blast was allegedly caused by an unidentified explosive device.
Putin and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi are currently holding talks in Sochi on the last day of Sisi's visit to Russia.