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People ‘trapped under rubble’ after large blast hits Armenian market | World News


At least one person died and 20 were injured after an explosion at a large market in Armenia.

The explosion occurred at a building in the Surmalu market in the capital Yerevan.

The Interfax news agency, citing the country’s emergency service, said the building had sold fireworks.

Firefighters extinguish a fire after an explosion tore through a fireworks warehouse in a shopping mall in Yerevan, Armenia August 14, 2022. Vahram Baghdasaryan / Photolure via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN A THIRD PARTY PROVIDED.

The city’s mayor was quoted by Russian state news agency Tass as saying that several people were trapped in the rubble.

The market is just over a mile south of the city center.



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