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ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- A large explosion has reportedly torn through a fuel store being used by ethnic Armenia refugees amidst their exodus from the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. Thousands of ethnic Armenians have started fleeing from Nagorno-Karabakh following Azerbaijan’s successful military offensive to retake control of the region last week. The explosion occurred at a fuel depot close to the Stepanakert-Askeran highway that leads from the enclaves capital, ac...

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — At least 20 people were killed and nearly 300 others were injured in an explosion at a crowded gas station in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region as thousands of ethnic Armenians rushed to flee into neighboring Armenia, the separatist territory’s authorities said Tuesday. Some 19,000 people — about 16% of the region’s population […]

It was not immediately clear what caused the blast.

An explosion at a crowded gas station in Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region has killed at least 20 people and injured nearly 300 others as thousands of ethnic Armenians rushed to flee into neighboring Armenia.

Armenia's PM has warned that ethnic cleansing is "under way" in the region.

Separatist authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh said scores of people were killed and nearly 300 others injured by an explosion at a gas station as people seeking to flee to Armenia lined up for fuel.

At least 20 perished after an explosion occurred at a gas station in Stepanakert on Tuesday. (Photo : ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)Armenian police officers walk near refugees as they queue in vehicles near the border town of Kornidzor, arriving from Nagorno-Karabakh, on September 26, 2023.

YEREVAN, Armenia — At least 20 people were killed and nearly 300 others were injured in an explosion at a crowded gas station in Azerbaijans Nagorno-Karabakh region as thousands of

Local authorities said Tuesdays explosion outside Stepanakert, the de facto capital of the breakaway enclave, also left 290 people injured, while 105 people are still missing

The incident on Monday evening in Stepanakert city left hundreds of people injured as Nagorno-Karabakh presidential aide ruled out the likelihood of sabotage as the cause