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RUSSIA'S ARMENIANS HELP FAMILIES OF A-320 CRASH VICTIMS
by Tamara Frolkina
ITAR-TASS News Agency
May 3, 2006 Wednesday
The Union of Armenians of Russia is lending a helping hand to the
families of those who died in the A-320 plane crash near Sochi,
southern Russia, the Union's President, Ara Abramyan, told Itar-Tass
on Wednesday.
"The relatives are accommodated at the Moskva hotel in Sochi. There
they will get necessary medical and psychological assistance and
free meals. They will stay there until all issues connected with the
catastrophe and its effects are settled," he said.
"Among the victims there may be many Russian citizens, as most
Armenians on board of the plane had dual citizenship. It is necessary
to wait for the results of the inquiry into the causes of the crash.
The plane is said to have been in perfect condition," Abramyan said.
There were 113 passengers on board the A-320, including 26 Russian
citizens.
There were no survivors. Among the victims was Armenia's former
Interior Minister, chairman of the KGB security service, Major-General
Usik Arutyunyan.
According to the latest data, 39 bodies, including that of a small
girl, have been recovered on the site of the accident.
by Tamara Frolkina
ITAR-TASS News Agency
May 3, 2006 Wednesday
The Union of Armenians of Russia is lending a helping hand to the
families of those who died in the A-320 plane crash near Sochi,
southern Russia, the Union's President, Ara Abramyan, told Itar-Tass
on Wednesday.
"The relatives are accommodated at the Moskva hotel in Sochi. There
they will get necessary medical and psychological assistance and
free meals. They will stay there until all issues connected with the
catastrophe and its effects are settled," he said.
"Among the victims there may be many Russian citizens, as most
Armenians on board of the plane had dual citizenship. It is necessary
to wait for the results of the inquiry into the causes of the crash.
The plane is said to have been in perfect condition," Abramyan said.
There were 113 passengers on board the A-320, including 26 Russian
citizens.
There were no survivors. Among the victims was Armenia's former
Interior Minister, chairman of the KGB security service, Major-General
Usik Arutyunyan.
According to the latest data, 39 bodies, including that of a small
girl, have been recovered on the site of the accident.