March 20, 2012 - 11:31 AMT
Fire in Yerevan entertainment center caused by a grenade

Yerevan police department got an alarm call on March 20 at 01.05 am saying that someone wants to blast a grenade in a disco club in Abovyan street. Ten minutes later an unidentified person threw a grenade into the second floor hall of Alen-Elen club.

Investigation is underway, the damage and circumstances of the incident are being examined.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia reported that the fire broke out March 20 midnight in Yerevan downtown, involving the second floor of the entertainment center.

The fire-brigade managed to extinguish the fire at 1:35 a.m. 4 rooms with facilities and the corridor, about 200 sq. m. in total were damaged.

Citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran Nariman Salenipur, born in 1981, Alireza Minayi, 1980 and Ahmed Poladbuz, 1982 were moved to the Center for Radiation Medicine and Burns with burns.

Natise Konzadi, 1987, Zahro Asad, 1980, Nazde Nemal, 1988, Garius Mariam, 1981, Husseyn Tayli, 2002 and Fatima Tayli, 2008, as well as Armenian citizen Vahe Mirakyan born in 1978 got smoke-poisoned and were moved to Armenia and Muratsan medical centers after receiving first medical aid on the spot by paramedics.

Doctors say patients have moderate injuries.