Armenia’s Investigative Committee (IC) says it has questioned more than twenty individuals in connection with yesterday’s deadly blast at Yerevan’s Surmalu Market.
An investigation is underway to reveal what caused the fireworks to detonate.
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan regarding yesterday’s explosion at Yerevan’s Surmalu Market.
Sixty-one people were sent to local hospitals for medical treatment after the blast that, according to preliminary official accounts, was caused when a fireworks warehouse caught fire.
Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan today visited Yerevan’s Surmalu Market where an explosion yesterday killed six and wounded more than sixty.