People evacuated from Rossia Mall shopping center in Yerevan following a bomb threat.

As NEWS.am was informed by the press service of the Armenian Emergency Situations Ministry, on Friday at 2:56 pm information was received at the National Center for Crisis Management that an explosive device was placed in the territory of the trade center in Yerevan.

Rescuers and a psychologist went to the scene. Rescuers together with police officers evacuated about 1000 residents.

Earlier information about a bomb was received in the Metronome shopping center.