  NIGHT SKIRMISH IN YEREVAN THREE PEOPLE KILLEDJune 26, 2003 - 20:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yesterday as a result of a night skirmish in Yerevan three people were killed and one wounded. According to the Armenian police press service, at about 12 a.m. June 25 an unknown centered gunfire upon the taxi of "GAS-31" type moving along the Noubarashen motor road. Driver Sashik Hakobian died immediately because of the wounds received. The passengers, namely Arkadi and Artem Gevorkians and Garik Harutyunyan were brought to hospital with serious gunfire wounds, two of them - Arkadi Gevorkian and Garik Harutyunyan died. To note, the men killed were the nephews of the former deputy of the Armenian parliament Ruben Gevorkian. According to the "Arminfo" agency information received from reliable sources, three weapons have been found at the place where the accident happened.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion  The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country.Iran begins voting in presidential election Iranians started voting for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. |
