Hundreds Poisoned in Abaran

Here is what is known so far:

More than a hundred residents of the central Armenian town of Aparan have reportedly been poisoned as a result of what authorities believe was a serious contamination of drinking water.

According to Hayk Shmavonian, director of the municipal hospital, 23 people have been hospitalized and diagnosed with dysentery. “The condition of the patients is good,” he told RFE/RL. “The hospital has all the necessary equipment and medicines to treat them.”

Utility workers were still trying to locate the source of the contamination as of Friday evening.

It is unclear whether Abarantsi jokes are in any way affected by this incident.

Source: ArmeniaLiberty