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| At least 2 dead, 6 injured as blast hits passenger bus in Armenian capital | |
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| At least two people have been killed and six 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 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 injured have been taken to a nearby 'Armenia' medical center, Grigoryan added. The cause of the blast is being investigated, he said. |
| Grigoryan also denied earlier reports that the bus driver had been killed, saying that the man managed to escape injuries and had been questioned by the police. | Grigoryan also denied earlier reports that the bus driver had been killed, saying that the man managed to escape injuries and had been questioned by the police. |
| The explosion hit a No.63 bus on Alabyan Street in the Armenian capital. | The explosion hit a No.63 bus on Alabyan Street in the Armenian capital. |
| “The reason for the explosion haven’t been established yet. The experts are working on site,” Ashot Agaronyan said, as cited by RIA Novosti. | “The reason for the explosion haven’t been established yet. The experts are working on site,” Ashot Agaronyan said, as cited by RIA Novosti. |
| The Emergencies Ministry has ruled out a gas explosion as the possible cause of the blast as the bus had been running on diesel fuel. | The Emergencies Ministry has ruled out a gas explosion as the possible cause of the blast as the bus had been running on diesel fuel. |
| Initially it was reported that three people have died and seven were injured. | 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. |