Iranian national among missing persons in Yerevan market blast

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YEREVAN, AUGUST 15, ARMENPRESS. 18 people are missing in the Surmalu market explosion in Yerevan, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

The ministry released the following list of those missing, which includes an Iranian citizen.

Aram Hayrapetyan (born 1981)

Marat Shahbazyan

Sirarpi Khachatryan

Harut Garakyan

Gagik Karapetyan

Artavazd Hayrapetyan

Erna Grigoryan (born 1980)

Hrachya Sargsyan (born 1976)

Vachagan Yeghoyan (born 2000)

Vanik Amirkhanyan

Kseniya Badalyan (born 1981)

Aram Harutyunyan

Davit Mkhitaryan

Vanik Karapetyan

Narine Karapetyan

Valod Karapetyan

Mehdi Tahreri (national of Iran)

The death toll stands at 6. The deceased are identified as (Misak Margaryan (born 1964), Anahit Mkhitaryan (born 1967), Jemma Nazaryan (born 1960), Anahit Khalatyan, Vardan Kocharyan (born 1960) and Gayane Avetisyan (born 1966).

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS