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Aliyev warns Armenians not to test Azerbaijan’s patience

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Hambik Zargarian

Mehr News Agency, Iran

Aug 13 2022

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – President of Azerbaijan stressed Baku’s right to conduct military operations in Karabakh similar to the one its armed forces conducted in early August along the Lachin corridor.

Armenian authorities in Karabakh said two Armenian soldiers were killed and 19 others were wounded in the August 3 attack by Azerbaijani forces that prompted calls from the international community for de-escalation in the volatile region.

Azerbaijani officials said that the country had taken retributive action for the killing of an Azerbaijani serviceman by Armenians.

In the interview to national television Aliyev said that hundreds of Armenian soldiers were withdrawn from Karabakh after Azerbaijan’s military operation on August 3. He stressed that Azerbaijan wants a full withdrawal of Armenian armed units from Karabakh. “It is Armenia’s commitment. It is reflected in the act of surrender signed by Armenia on November 10, 2020.”

“Armenians living in Karabakh should take the right steps. They must understand that their future depends on their integration into Azerbaijani society. We live in reality. From the geographical, economic, and historical points of view Karabakh is an inseparable part of Azerbaijan,” the Azeri president told AzTV.

“Because the Armenians living in Karabakh will not have any status, independence, or advantages. They will live like all citizens of Azerbaijan. Their rights will be protected the way the rights of Azerbaijani citizens and peoples living [in Azerbaijan] are protected,” Aliyev said.

Speaking at a weekly cabinet meeting in Yerevan on August 4, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian stressed that there was no serviceman of the Republic of Armenia in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh region.

There are about 2,000 Russian peacekeepers are in the region.

In his interview Aliyev also confirmed that the few remaining Armenian residents of the town of Lachin and the villages of Sus and Zabux (Aghavno) situated along the Lachin corridor will leave by the end of the month as a new route for the corridor linking Karabakh with Armenia is due to be put into use.

He said that under the Geneva conventions Armenian resettlers who lived in the villages after their occupation by ethnic Armenian forces in the early 1990s did so illegally and, therefore, he warned, those of them who will choose to stay might, in fact, be treated like war criminals.

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At least 1 dead, 20 injured in explosion at Armenian market

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Babken Chilingarian

ARAB NEWS

Aug 14 2022

YEREVAN: An explosion at a retail market in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Sunday sparked a fire, killing one person and injuring 20, the emergency situations ministry said.
The blast, the cause of which was not immediately known, ripped through the “retail market in Surmalu. According to preliminary information it started a fire. There are victims,” the ministry said.
Photos and videos posted on social media showed a thick column of black smoke over the market and successive detonations could be heard.
The ministry said there were 10 firefighting trucks on the spot and another 10 were on their way.

Reuters: Fireworks warehouse explodes in Armenian mall, killing two and injuring 60

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Elizabeth Jabejian

Aug 14 2022

Reuters

Aug 14 (Reuters) – Blasts ripped through a fireworks warehouse in a shopping mall in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported, killing two people and injuring 60.

Video footage showed thick grey smoke rising above a building, followed by an explosion that sent people running from the scene.

People were trying to clear rubble and debris from a building that suffered extensive damage as clouds of dust and smoke hung in the air. Other bystanders were helping victims.

Armenia's health ministry said that the number of people injured had reached 60, of whom 22 had already been discharged. Two people died, the ministry said on Telegram.

Firefighters were struggling to contain the blaze as fireworks continued detonating, complicating the search and rescue operation, TASS cited the head of the ministry's rescue service as saying.

It was not immediately clear what caused the fireworks to detonate.

Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Alison Williams, David Goodman and Raissa Kasolowsky

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/fireworks-explode-armenian-shopping-mall-killing-one-reports-2022-08-14/

AP: Fireworks blast at Yerevan market kills 2, injures 60

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Lilit Nahapetian

Associated Press

Aug 14 2022

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — A strong explosion at a fireworks storage area tore through a popular market in Armenia’s capital on Sunday, killing at least two people, injuring 60 others and setting off a large fire.

Firefighters labored into the night after the early afternoon blast at the Surmalu market to put out the blaze that sent a towering column of thick smoke over the center of Yerevan. Rescue workers and volunteers searched amid still-exploding fireworks for victims who might be trapped under slabs of concrete and twisted metal.

Emergencies Minister Armen Pambukhchyan said the ministry has received 20 reports from people who said they could not locate their relatives after the blast. Ten injured people and one dead victim were pulled from the rubble, according to the national health ministry, which also gave the casualty toll.

An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw two people pulled from the rubble — a woman with an injured leg and a young man who appeared to be unconscious.

The market, located 2 kilometers (over a mile) south of the city center, is popular for its low prices and variety of goods.

There was no immediate word on what caused the fireworks to ignite.

https://apnews.com/article/explosions-fires-armenia-2d94cc280698d6ab327dc9186409e302

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Bomb alert at metro stations, important civilian and military facilities in Yerevan

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Emil Lazarian

Public Radio of Armenia

Aug 14 2022

Siranush Ghazanchyan , 17:58

Less than a minute

On August 14, at 4:46 pm the National Center for Crisis Management received information about explosive devices installed in all metro stations, important military and civilian facilities, in all shopping malls, in the zoo, at Baghramyan 19, in St. Grigor Lusavorich Church.

The canine and rescue teams of the Ministry of Emergency Situations have been dispatched to the scenes.

Yerevan blast: Third body retrieved from under the debris at Surmalu

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Arsine Chaltikian

Public Radio of Armenia

Aug 14 2022

, 22:48

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Body of another citizen has been retrieved from under the debrils at Surmalu trade center in Yerevan.

The death toll has now reached three. Twenty-seven are missing.

Sixty-one people receivef treatment at various hospitals. Of those hurt, 24 remain hospitalized. Their condition is assessed as moderate.

A powerful explosion hit a large market in Yerevan on Sunday, starting a fire.

The blast happened at a building where fireworks were stored. The cause is unknown.

Posts on social media showed a thick column of black smoke above the market, with successive detonations audible.

Yerevan metro resumes operations: No explosives found

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Diana Dabaghian

Public Radio of Armenia

Aug 14 2022

, 21:57

Less than a minute

No explosive devices were found in any of the ten metro stations in Yerevan.

The normal operation of the metro was restored at 9:30 pm.

At 4:46 pm the National Center for Crisis Management received information about explosive devices installed in all metro stations, important military and civilian facilities, in all shopping malls, in the zoo, at Baghramyan 19, in St. Grigor Lusavorich Church.

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Praying for the peace of souls of the blast victims: Catholicos Karekin II

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Karlen Baghdasarian

Public Radio of Armenia

Aug 15 2022

, 00:11

Less than a minute

It is with deep pain that we follow the tragic consequences of the explosion at Surmalu shopping center, said His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians.

“We pray from the bottom of our hearts for the peace of the souls of the victims, we ask for comfort and consolation of the Holy Spirit for their families and relatives. We also pray for the speedy recovery of all the injured, wishing them God’s care and support,” the Catholicos said.

“May the Almighty God help and protect our country and people,” he added.

Three people were killed and over 60 were injured as a powerful explosion hit Surmalu market in Yerevan. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 19 people are missing.

Yerevan blast: Warehouse caught on fire was fined days ago

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Emil Lazarian

NEWS.am

Armenia – Aug 14 2022

15:28, 14.08.2022

The warehouse of the Surmalu shopping center in Yerevan, where the explosion occurred, was recently fined for violations by the Inspectorate for Urban Development, Fire and Technical Safety.

As Member of the Council of Elders of Yerevan Levon Zakaryan wrote on his Facebook page, "the warehouse where the explosion occurred was recently fined and an order was issued to eliminate violations."

As a result of the blast, 1 person has been killed and 30 people were injured.

RFE/RL Armenian Report – 08/14/2022

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Emil Lazarian

Sunday,

Death Toll Rises In Armenian Market Blast

Armenia - Firefighters are fighting a major blaze triggered by an explosion at
the Surmalu market in Yerevan. .

The death toll has risen to three people in the major explosion and fire at a
Yerevan market where firefighters continued to fight the blaze late into the
night, authorities said.

Officials also said at least 61 people, including children, were injured after a
fireworks warehouse at Surmalu, a sprawling wholesale and retail market just
outside the city center, exploded on Sunday afternoon under still unclear
circumstances.

All injured people have been receiving treatment in hospitals in the Armenian
capital, health authorities said.

The Yerevan mayor’s office said a three-story building had partially collapsed
as a result of the explosion, subsequent detonations and fire. It said rescue
operations were underway to pull people, who may have been trapped, out of the
rubble.

Investigators say they will start looking into possible causes of the explosion
and fire once conditions permit.

A major fire at Surmalu in April 2021 destroyed several pavilions and warehouses
with toys and household goods, but no casualties were reported in that fire that
occurred at night.
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Mass Evacuations In Yerevan Amid Bomb Threats

The Yerevan metro was closed and people were evacuated from it after bomb
threats. .

Armenian authorities were evacuating people from the metro, trade centers and
other major public facilities in Yerevan on Sunday evening after bomb threats
reportedly made to security services.

The evacuations came hours after a strong blast and fire at a local popular
market killed at least one and injured more than 50 people. Authorities said the
massive blaze was due to an explosion at a local fireworks warehouse.

Tatev Khachatrian, a spokeswoman for Yerevan’s metro, told RFE/RL’s Armenian
Service that the work of the metro had been suspended and people were being
evacuated from all 10 stations.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations said that besides the bomb threat against
the metro, authorities had also received alerts about explosive devices
allegedly having been planted at all major military and civilian facilities,
including all shopping centers, the Zoo, the National Assembly building and St.
Grigor Lusavorich Church in Yerevan.

Authorities say teams of engineers have been dispatched to the scenes.

“Evacuations are being carried out for the safety of the population,” the
ministry said.

No other details were reported immediately.

Later, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said that no bomb had been found in
the metro after search was conducted at all stations and the metro resumed its
work at 9:30 pm..

Similar bomb threats again Yerevan’s metro and other major civilian facilities
and government buildings were also made in July and early August. Those alerts
proved to be false, but authorities have so far not reported any progress in
investigations of those cases.

One Dead, Dozens Injured After Fireworks Blast Starts Fire At Armenian Market

Armenia - An explosion and fire at the Surmalu market in Yerevan, August 14,
2022.

At least one person has been killed and more than 50 people injured in an
explosion that took place in a Yerevan market on Sunday afternoon, causing a
major fire in the sprawling complex just off the city center.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations says firefighters and rescuers are working
on the scene at the popular market called Surmalu where both wholesale and
retail trade is available.

According to Taguhi Stepanian, director of an ambulance service, dozens of
injured people have been taken to different hospitals in the Armenian capital.

It was immediately unclear what caused the blast. Videos posted on social media
showed black smoke rising from the Surmalu market where, among other things,
fireworks and other pyrotechnics are sold.

Levon Sardarian, a spokesman for Yerevan’s municipality, later confirmed reports
that the explosion took place at the fireworks warehouse.

He said rescuers were on the scene trying to pull out injured people from under
the rubble after a three-storey building had partially collapsed.
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