June 26, 2003 - 20:13 AMT
NIGHT SKIRMISH IN YEREVAN THREE PEOPLE KILLED
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.