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.
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