25  25.04.16 - A passenger bus exploded in Yervan's Halabyan street

2 killed, 7 injured as blast hits bus in Armenia capital

2 killed, 7 injured as blast hits bus in Armenia capital

PanARMENIAN.Net - 2 people were killed and 8 more were injured on Monday, April 25, at around 9:50pm, as a blast hit a bus on Yerevan, Armenia's Halabyan street.

According to a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent, an item inside a Bogdan bus exploded.

The driver of the vehicle survived the blast, suggesting the blast originated in the middle of the bus.

The explosion was not fragmentary, but a wavy one, Armenia's Chief of Police, Vladimir Gasparyan said.

Gasparyan neither confirmed, nor refuted a possible terror attack.

The condition of all the injured is assessed as stable, Armenia medical center said Tuesday, adding that their lives are out of danger.

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