Reinforcement Work Conducted to Prevent Collapse, Says Minister of Emergency Situations

Search operations continue at the "Surmalu" shopping center. This was reported by the Minister of Emergency Situations, Armen Pambukhchyan, on his Facebook page.

He stated: "Emergency Ministry special rescue service personnel and volunteers from the Red Cross humanitarian organization are working on site. We are conducting search operations at the presumed explosion site. Due to the risk of collapse, we have carried out reinforcement work to ensure the safety of rescuers, with the aim of continuing the search in the basement level."