YEREVAN. – People injured in the gas balloon blast in the Republic Square during the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) rally are in satisfactory condition, the Healthcare Minister Harutyun Kushkyan said during his hospital visit along with the President Serzh Sargsyan on Friday.

At the moment, their health condition is satisfactory and they will be discharged in the coming days, the Minister claims adding no one is seriously injured.

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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