Bomb threat to Megamall Armenia shopping center prove to be hoax

Bomb threats to Megamall Armenia, a big shopping center in Yerevan, have proved to be hoax, with no explosive devices found after a check, the ministry of emergency situations reported.

As reported earlier, Armenian police evacuated the shopping center, after a bomb threat received by the law enforcement. Police officers urged all shoppers and employees to leave the area and drive their cars out of the mall yard.

According to the source, the rescuers blocked off the scene and carried out an evacuation of more than 350 citizens.

The rescuers alongside with the police and local security officers carried out an inspection: no bomb was found, the source said.