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    Deutsche Welle , Germany
    May 4 2012


    Exploding balloons injure scores at Armenian rally

    There was a scary moment for people attending a concert at a political
    rally in Armenia when several bunches of balloons exploded, sending
    several dozen people to the hospital.

    Over 140 people were injured on Friday when a large number of party
    balloons simultaneously exploded at a political campaign concert in
    the Armenian capital, Yerevan.

    Not all the balloons ignited in the blast

    The concert was put on by President Serzh Sarkisian's governing
    Republican party and comes ahead of parliamentary elections on Sunday.

    According to the emergencies ministry, 144 people suffered burns when
    small bunches of the balloons were ignited, sending a fireball into
    the air and concert-goers running in panic. Just over 100 went to the
    hospital, but no one suffered serious injuries.
    The balloons, which were filled with gas, may have been ignited by a cigarette.

    Sunday's poll is widely seen as a test of Armenia's democracy.

    mz/msh (Reuters, AFP, AP)

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