ITAR-TASS, Russia
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Armenia’s PM sends condolences to Putin over Magnitogorsk tragedy
YEREVAN January 3
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has sent a telegram to Russian President Vladimir Putin expressing condolences over the tragic events in Magnitogorsk, the Armenian government’s press service informed on Thursday.
YEREVAN, January 3. /TASS/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has sent a telegram to Russian President Vladimir Putin expressing condolences over the tragic events in Magnitogorsk, the Armenian government’s press service informed on Thursday.
"Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich, I have received the news of the tragedy that took place in Magnitogorsk with the deepest sorrow. From the name of the Armenian people, I would like you to pass on the genuine condolences to the families and loved ones of those injured," the telegram said.
Pashinyan also wished the soonest recovery to the injured.
A section of a ten-story apartment block collapsed in Magnitogorsk on December 31. According to the latest data, the accident claimed the lives of 39 people. Six people were injured, five of them, including two children, are in hospitals. A woman was discharged from a hospital in Magnitogorsk on January 2.
The Russian Investigative Committee views a household gas explosion as the main cause of the accident. On Tuesday, a Russian Investigative Committee spokesperson stated that no traces of explosives had been discovered at the collapse site. On Thursday, Magnitogorsk Mayor Sergei Berdnikov stated that there is no connection between the December 31 gas explosion and the January 1 car blast in Magnitogorsk, despite several publications’ reports to the contrary.