Body of Vladikavkaz blast victim to be transported to Armenia

Body of an Armenian killed in terror act in Vladikavkaz, Russia, will be transported to Armenia on Saturday, officials said.

On Saturday ten victims of the terror act that had hit southern Russia’s city of Vladikavkaz (North Osetia) will be buried, while bodies of two more victims, a citizens of Armenia and Ukraine, will be transported home, Russian media reported citing officials.

“The burial is fully being organized by city’s administration. We’ll pay all the spending to transport and bury all the killed people. We’ll support transportation of an Armenian, Arsen Elbakian, and a Ukrainian, Romanova Olga,” a spokesperson to Mayor of Vladikavkaz told Interfax agency. Spokesperson added that the city’s administration will also meet expenses on gravestones for burial.

On September 9 a suicide-bomber blasted a car near a central market in Vladikavkaz, killing 16 people (of them 3 died in hospitals) and injuring at least 160 others. The UN Security Council issued Friday a statement strongly condemning the terrorist attack as “criminal and unjustifiable.” Armenian President has sent to his Russian counterpart a message of condolence offering his deepest sorrows over the deadly terrorist act. According to officials of Russian Emergency Services, the explosive weighed 40 kilogrammes of TNT equivalent. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.