shouldn't it be tomodachi mo imasen, not arimasen?
Short answer - possibly. Technically I think ある may be used for the existence/non-existence of people.
c.f. example from スーパー大辞林
昔々,ある所におじいさんとおばあさんがありました。
But いました would still be more common.
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