full screen Smoke and fire after Monday’s explosion at a fuel depot outside Stepanakert. Photo: Image From Siranush Sargsyan’s X-Account Via AP/TT
The death toll from an explosion at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh has risen to 170, authorities for the breakaway region say.
The explosion took place on Monday in the capital Stepanakert. The previous death toll reported by the authorities was 68.
“So far, 170 remains have been found in the area and handed over to the Forensic Investigation Bureau,” the authorities said in a statement on social media.