The cause of the blast in the breakaway region of Azerbaijan, where thousands have been fleeing for Armenia, was not immediately clear. Hundreds were wounded.
Hundreds of people were believed to have been at the fuel depot as they prepared to flee at the time of the explosion. Azerbaijan recently launched a short campaign to take control of the region.
At least 20 people died as hundreds were believed to have been at the fuel depot at the time of the explosion, authorities said. Azerbaijan recently launched a short campaign to take control of the region.
The explosion at fuel storage facility wounded more than 200 people, the Nagorno-Karabakh human rights ombudsman said. Meanwhile, thousands of Nagorno-Karabakh residents have fled to Armenia.
Local official say victims were lining up for fuel to join thousands of others fleeing to Armenia following Azerbaijani military rout of Armenian forces in separatist region
Separatist authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh said at least 20 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.
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.
At least two dozen people have died in a gas station explosion as thousands of residents flee Nagorno-Karabakh upon news that Azerbaijan is reclaiming control of the breakaway region.
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Separatist authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh said Tuesday that at least 20 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.
Thousands more refugees fled Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday as officials in the self-proclaimed republic said a fuel depot explosion the previous day had killed 20 people.
More than 13,000 people have left Nagorno-Karabakh for Armenia in fear of Azerbaijani reprisals. Meanwhile, local officials said 20 people were killed in a fuel depot explosion in the breakaway region. DW has the latest.
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