YEREVAN. – An Armenian citizen was injured in a Minsk subway blast, Tigran Balayan, spokesperson for the Armenian Foreign Ministry, told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Samvel Sahakyan was taken to Minsk hospital, information about his age is being clarified.

As reported earlier, a blast hit Oktyabrskaya subway station in Minsk during evening rush hour Monday killing 12 people and wounding 126.

Oktyabrskaya is the busiest metro station, which is located near President Alexander Lukashenko’s residence. The explosive device went off as two trains were arriving at the station, where two metro lines intersect.