April 12, 2011 - 13:24 AMT
Armenian citizen found among those injured in Minsk subway

An Armenian citizen was found among those injured in Minsk subway station blast, Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan told PanARMENIAN.Net.

At present, Sahakyan Samvel Erikovich (age is being clarified), is in the 9th Minsk hospital. Doctors assess his condition as satisfactory.

As Balayan noted, whether the injured Sabotyan Margarit Mikhailovna (born 1941) is actually an Armenian and Armenian citizen is being clarified at present.

A powerful bomb exploded in a Minsk subway station on Monday, April 11, killing 12 people and wounding over 200.

The underground bomb exploded during rush hour in the Belarusian capital, cutting into two trains filled with evening commuters at the system’s only transfer station.