The U.S. Embassy in Armenia offers its sincere condolences to the families of those killed in last night's tragic bus explosion.
"The injured remain in our thoughts as they recover. We stand ready to offer whatever assistance we can to help the Armenian authorities investigate this incident. We praise the police for their calm, professional investigation", the statement spread by the US embassy in Armenia states.
Two were killed and seven were wounded in a late night explosion on April 25 in Halabyan Street not far from the center of Yerevan. According to the Investigative Committee of Armenia, it was a Bogdan bus serving the No.63 public transport route. According to the source, at the moment of explosion, there were 9 passengers in the bus besides the driver.
The bus operated on diesel. A woman was hospitalized earlier in the morning. Aregnaz S. Galechyan (1955) left the scene after the explosion, but felt badly later and was taken to hospital. The two injured boys Roland S. Khojayan (2001) and Edgar A. Gasparyan (2002) underwent surgery and their lives are no longer in danger. The other injured passengers are receiving the necessary treatment at hospital now. One of the killed was identified. The identity of the second killed passenger is being verified.
Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia initiated a case on the basis of Article 279.3 of the Criminal Code of Armenia (negligently caused human death). The Special Cases Department of the Investigative Committee is in charge of the case.