December 3, 2005 - 13:45 AMT
Second Murder of Armenian Citizen in Moscow This Week
The Prosecutor's Office of the Southern District of Moscow has instituted proceedings on the criminal case on the fact of murder of an Armenian citizen. The crime was committed in one of dwelling houses in Borisovskie Prudy Street. "Numerous stab wounds and cuts are found on the corps of Lev Karapetyan. Different versions of the crime are considered, including the everyday one," said a representative of the Prosecutor's Office. Criminal case is filed on article 105 of the Criminal Code of Russia. Operative and investigation measures are held, reported Russian media.

It should be reminded that November 30 Armen Yeghiazaryan, a businessman from Armenia, was killed in the North-West of Moscow. The merchant was shot down next to the entrance of house number 7 on Stroginsky Boulevard at about 12:30 p.m. Militia officers found 6 shells of Makarov's gun at the scene. The malefactors fled on a black BMW.