A sectarian committed rout in St. Ejmiadzin CathedralMay 25, 2007 - 15:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the morning of May 24 an unknown man committed a rout in the St. Ejmiadzin Cathedral. Climbing on the Holy Altar he scattered rizas and relics, which were placed there. Priests managed to stop the act of vandalism, after which the unknown man run away. Law enforcement bodies succeeded to establish his identity. It was a mentally diseased personality from one of the nearby villages, who is a member of Jehovah's Witnesses sect. His name is not made public in the interests of investigation, Armenian Public Television reports. Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |