UPDATED: School in Yerevan evacuated amid bomb threat

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 22, ARMENPRESS. 207 students and 35 teachers of the #156 public school in Yerevan have been evacuated amid a bomb threat.

Authorities said they received a 911 call at 14:21, November 22 on an explosive device at the school.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations dispatched multiple first responders and paramedics to the scene.

A spokesperson for the ministry told ARMENPRESS that K9 bomb squads are currently searching the building for the alleged device.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan

UPDATES:

16:40 - Bomb threat was false, authorities say.