YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — An assailant exploded a grenade in the center of the Armenian capital Tuesday night, injuring a passing journalist, the Interior Ministry reported.
The hand grenade, an RG-42, went off near the entrance of the Yerevan Choreographic School, a ministry duty officer said.
The blast injured Mark Grigorian, deputy head of the Caucasus Institute for Mass Media, which conducts journalist education in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, according to the duty officer.
Grigorian suffered lung and head injuries, but their severity was not immediately known.
The RG-42 is a World War II vintage grenade which is still widely produced in countries of the former Soviet Union.
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