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At least 15 dead as fire breaks out in Armenian military barracks: Report
Fire also leaves 3 others injured in eastern Gegharkunik province, local media reports
Zehra Nur Duz |
19.01.2023 - Update : 19.01.2023
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ANKARA
At least 15 Armenian soldiers were killed and three others injured as a fire broke out in military barracks, local media reported on Thursday.
The incident occurred at around 1:30 a.m. local time in the barracks of an engineering-sapper company of the Armenian armed forces in the Azat village of eastern Gegharkunik province, state-run Armenpress news agency quoted Defense Ministry as saying.
The injured soldiers are in critical condition, the ministry said.
The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.
