Armenian President condemns Boston bombingsApril 16, 2013 - 20:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan issued a letter of condolence to his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama over Boston blasts. President Sargsyan condemned the crime and offered deep condolences to Obama, families of those killed and the U.S. people in general, wishing speedy recovery to those injured, presidential press services reported. At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, April 15. The first explosion came at about 14:50 local time (18:50 GMT), approximately two hours after the winners crossed the line. There was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street just before the finish line sending some runners tumbling to the pavement while others were knocked down by those rushing to the scene. Another loud explosion occurred a few seconds later, and smoke rose from the scene of the blasts. A fire then broke out at the John F Kennedy presidential library a few miles away from the finish line. Police said it might have been caused by an incendiary device but it is unclear whether it is related to the bombings. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |