| BLASTS DAMAGE PARTY OFFICES IN ARMENIA | | 13 April 2007, Resource : Turkish Daily News | | | | !ßãĞ `="justify">Blasts ripped through two local headquarters of a pro-government party in Armenia early yesterday, raising tension in the country ahead of parliamentary polls next month. The two offices were seriously damaged but no one was injured in the explosions, Baghdasar Mheryan, spokesman for the Prosperous Armenia party, told Reuters. The blasts occurred two hours apart.
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan said some people wanted to destabilize the country with the blasts. "We consider this crime an attempt to destabilize the situation ahead of the parliamentary elections and to create an intolerant atmosphere in the country," Viktor Soghomonyan, the president's spokesman said.
Experts say the Prosperous Armenia party, led by Gagik Tsarukyan, a well-known businessman, has high chances of winning seats in the parliament.
Earlier this month gunmen killed four people in an attack aimed at the mayor of Armenia's second largest city, who survived. He was from the Republican party.Yesterday's explosions occurred at the party headquarters in Avan and Kanaker-Zeitun regions, a police official said.
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