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Published on February 24, 2012
FALSE BOMB REPORT IN ARMENIA'S CAPITAL (VIDEO)
- At 6:18pm, the police received a report on a bomb at 56 Pushkin Str. in Yerevan. A task force of the Ministry of Emergency of Armenia, fire brigade, police and national security officers arrived at the scene. The task force did not find a bomb.
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At 6:18pm, the police received a report on a bomb at 56 Pushkin Str. in Yerevan. A task force of the Ministry of Emergency of Armenia, fire brigade, police and national security officers arrived at the ...
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