Five Teenagers Injured In Nagorno-Karabakh Fuel Explosion Travel To U.S., Belgium For Treatment

Separatist authorities in Karabakh said at least 68 people were killed in the explosion on September 29.

The Armenian Health Ministry said on October 8 that five teenagers injured in an explosion at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh on September 29 have been transferred to the United States and Belgium for treatment. The ministry said the latest transfers join at least 12 others being treated in France, Bulgaria, and Italy. Separatist authorities in Karabakh said at least 68 people were killed and 290 injured in the explosion as they lined up for fuel to make the journey from the breakaway region to Armenia amid a military offensive by Azerbaijani forces. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Armenian Service, click here.