April 22, 2011 - 21:39 AMT
Suicide reported in Armenian armed forces

In the evening of April 21 a suicide was reported in Armenian armed forces.

As the head officer for public relations at Armenian Defence Ministry's Investigation department, Mary Sargsyan told PanARMENIAN.Net, on April 21, 10:50 p.m. Yerevan time, in one of the military units of the village of Balahovit, a private Artur Ghazaryan, 19, was wounded out of his own government- issued weapon.

Ghazaryan died on the way to hospital. A case in accordance with Article 110 of Armenian Criminal Code (driving to suicide) was instigated. Isvestigation is under way.