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Armenian authorities have requested evacuations in the nation's capital of Yerevan pursuing an comprehensive bomb threat Sunday.

The bomb danger arrived just several hours soon after an explosion rocked a downtown market place, killing at minimum a single person. Armenian media says the town has gained bomb threats towards all the city's metro striations, significant armed forces and civilian services, buying facilities, the metropolis zoo and the Saint Grigor Lusavorich Church.

Town police requested extensive evacuations following the reported threats.

It is unclear irrespective of whether the explosion in the Surmalu industry previously Sunday was related to the threats. The affected building was applied to household fireworks, but officials have not said no matter whether that induced the explosion.

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Firefighters extinguish flames as smoke rises from Surmalu market about two kilometers (1.2 miles) south of the center of Yerevan, Armenia, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. A strong explosion at a fireworks storage area has ripped through a market in Armenia's capital. At least one person has been killed and about 20 others have been injured. The blast on Sunday set off a large fire. (Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via WHD)

Firefighters extinguish flames as smoke rises from Surmalu market place about two kilometers (1.2 miles) south of the heart of Yerevan, Armenia, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. A robust explosion at a fireworks storage place has ripped by means of a market place in Armenia's cash. At minimum one particular particular person has been killed and about 20 others have been wounded. The blast on Sunday set off a massive fireplace. (Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure by means of WHD)

Smoke rises from Surmalu market about two kilometers (1.2 miles) south of the center Yerevan, Armenia, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. A strong explosion hit a large market in the capital of Armenia on Sunday, setting off a fire and reportedly trapping people under rubble. The Interfax news agency cited Armenia's emergency service as saying the explosion occurred in a building at the Surmalu market where fireworks were sold. (WHD Photo/Daniel Bolshakov)

Smoke rises from Surmalu sector about two kilometers (1.2 miles) south of the centre Yerevan, Armenia, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. A robust explosion strike a substantial current market in the funds of Armenia on Sunday, location off a fireplace and reportedly trapping people today below rubble. The Interfax news company cited Armenia's crisis support as indicating the explosion transpired in a making at the Surmalu marketplace the place fireworks ended up offered. (WHD Picture/Daniel Bolshakov)

At the very least one particular man or woman was killed in the market blast and 20 other folks had been wounded. Crisis responders at the scene explained several individuals had been trapped less than rubble.

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Bomb threats in Armenia are a somewhat popular occurrence, with very similar evacuations remaining reported in July and April.