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| At least 1 dead, 6 injured as blast hits passenger bus in Armenian capital | At least 1 dead, 6 injured as blast hits passenger bus in Armenian capital |
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| At least one person has been killed and six people injured after a bus exploded in central Yerevan, Armenia’s capital, according to the national emergencies ministry. | |
| The emergency services were informed of the blast at approximately 10:00pm local time, the deputy head of the rescue service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Major-General Nikolay Grigoryan, told journalists, TASS reported. | |
| The injured have been taken to a nearby 'Armenia' medical center, Grigoryan added. The cause of the blast is being investigated, he said. | |
| The explosion hit a No.63 bus on Alabyan Street in the Armenian capital. | |
| According to some reports, the driver of the bus was killed. | |
| Initially it was reported that three people have died and seven were injured. | |
| According to eyewitness accounts, the blast was heard at remote distances in a neighboring city area, Sputnik reported. | According to eyewitness accounts, the blast was heard at remote distances in a neighboring city area, Sputnik reported. |