MOSCOW. – Armenian Embassy in Moscow has not received information that there are Armenian citizens injured in an explosion in a Moscow restaurant. However, information is not final and the reports are constantly renewed.

According to Russian media reports, there are 6 people with Armenian surnames among those affected by the fire. The embassy said three of them Victoria, Svetlana and Nika Aghajanovs (citizens of Russia) are still in hospital.  

Media reports revealed workers from various CIS states, mainly from Kyrgyzstan were closed in a restaurant during the explosion. The owners closed the illegal workers to hide them from the migration service.