Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations: There are 5 citizens of Iran and one citizen of Russia among the missing persons

ARMINFO
Armenia – Aug 15 2022

ArmInfo. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia has added to the list of persons considered missing as a result of the explosion in the Surmalu  shopping center. There are 5 citizens of Iran and one citizen of  Russia among the missing persons Thus, according to the Ministry of  Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia, the following  citizens are listed as missing:  

1. Aram Hayrapetyan, born in 1981

2. Marat Shahbazyan

3. Sirarpi Khachatryan

4. Mariam Khachatryan

5. Harut Garakyan

6. Gagik Karapetyan

7. Artavazd Hayrapetyan

8. Erna Grigoryan, born in 1980

9. Hrachya Sargsyan, born in 1976

10. Vachagan Egoyan, born in 2000

11. Vanik Amirkhanyan

12. Ksenia Badalyan, born in 1981

13. Aram Harutyunyan

14. David Mkhitaryan

15.Vanik Karapetyan

16. Mehri Tareri (Iranian citizen)

17. Meline Taloyan, born in 1997

18. Lyubov Gribova (citizen of the Russian Federation, born in 1959)

19. Mariam Fathi,

20. Vania Fathi (born 2016),

21  Edris Fathi (born 2002),

22. Kiomars Fathy (born 1972),

23. Monire Naderi.  

On August 14, the National Center for Crisis Management received a  message that an explosion had occurred in the Surmalu shopping  center. The death toll under the rubble of the shopping center has  reached 7 people, another 61 were injured. A criminal case has been  initiated under Part 2 of Article 357 of the Criminal Code of the  Republic of Armenia (violation of fire safety rules that negligently  caused the death of a person or other grave consequences), as well as  Part 2 of Article 358 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia  (violation of the rules for the storage, transportation, delivery or  use of flammable or combustible materials, entailed by negligence the  death of a person or other grave consequences).  In connection with  the tragedy, condolences continue to be received from foreign  countries. Embassies of Lithuania, Vatican, Estonia, Mexico, Serbia,  China, the Netherlands, Russia, USA, Iran, Bulgaria, Czech Republic  in Armenia expressed their words of support.  Condolences were also  expressed by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Georgia,  Moldova, Montenegro, Greece and Cyprus.