Explosion hits downtown Yerevan
Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
March 25 2005
Baku, March 24, AssA-Irada
A powerful explosion hit downtown Yerevan on Thursday morning. The
blast was caused by an explosive hidden in the tree near the State
Customs Committee building, according to Armenian sources.
The Committee chairman’s office car was damaged as a result of the
explosion but the chairman and his driver received no injuries.
The explosion came on the first day of Russian President Vladimir
Putin’s official visit to Yerevan.
Armenian law-enforcement bodies stated on the eve of the Russian
President’s visit that security was tightened in the country.*
