YEREVAN. - The Investigative Committee of Armenia highly appreciates the statement of the U.S. Embassy on providing assistance in connection with the bus explosion in Yerevan, Sona Truzyan, adviser to the Chairman of Investigative Committee, told Armenian News – NEWS.am.  

“We have productive mechanisms and practice in providing legal assistance to each other in different criminal cases. If necessary, we will continue this cooperation also during the investigation of this criminal case,” Truzyan said.  

The U.S. Embassy in Armenia had earlier offered its assistance to the Armenian authorities in investigation the bus explosion in Yerevan.

In this connection, the U.S. Embassy issued the following statement:

“The U.S. Embassy in Armenia offers its sincere condolences to the families of those killed in last night’s tragic bus explosion. The injured remain in our thoughts as they recover. We stand ready to offer whatever assistance we can to help the Armenian authorities investigate this incident. We praise the police for their calm, professional investigation.”

The blast had occurred on Monday night, in a public transport bus.

There are two casualties and eight injured.

A criminal case has opened, and several examinations have been commissioned into this incident.