YEREVAN. – Headquarters is established and a hotline opened on the order of the Armenian Minister of Emergency Situation Armen Yeritsyan after the Republic Square blast.

Information on injured people is available by calling: 010 529690 and 010 360297. List of the injured is being prepared.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, an alarm was received that an incident occurred during the rally of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) in the Republican Square at 7.37 p.m. on Friday. Gas balloons were exploded, casualties are reported [144 people, according to preliminary data].

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