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Bomb at “Zvartnots” airport

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At 15:42, the Crisis Management Center at the Ministry of Emergency Situations recorded the alarm about a bomb placed at "Zvartnots" airport.

An anonymous, 30-35-year old man called the on-duty section of Kentron police headquarters from a city phone number (number is known) and provided information about the bomb.

Representatives of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, police officers, National Security Service officials and field-engineers from the RA Ministry of Defense left for the scene.

The area of the airport was enclosed and people were vacating the premises. The search for the bomb ended at 19:00.

There was no bomb, reported the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Police say the airport is working as usual and they are taking measures to identify and find the person who sounded the false alarm.