YEREVAN. – There are no Armenian nationals and ethnic Armenians among the casualties in the Sri Lanka explosions, Armenia’s Foreign Ministry said quoting the preliminary reports by Armenia’s embassy in India.

The embassy will provide further reports on the developments.

According to the latest reports, death toll in the series of blasts in Sri Lank has reached 290. The first six took place at three churches in capital city Colombo as well as in Negombo and Batticaloa towns and at three hotels, while the next two explosions occurred in Dehiwala and Dematagoda—two suburbs of Colombo.

Another blast was recorded on Monday. According to preliminary data, a wagon parked near the church detonated with explosives.