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July 30 2010
New details of death of six Armenian soldiers in Khojavend
Fri 30 July 2010 | 06:04 GMT Text size:
The new details of the incident in Armenian military unit where six
servicemen were killed on July 28 have been made public.
Head of the Vanadzor office of the Helsinki civil initiative Artur
Sakunts clarified some details of the incident. It turned out that
the officer and lieutenant checked the posts and noticed a soldier.
They woke him up, saying abusing words. At that moment, another
soldier opened fire and killed the officer and the sergeant. Three
conscripts came to the incident and were also killed by a soldier.
Seeing some more soldiers approaching him, he committed suicide.
The soldier, who shot the servicemen dead is Yerevan resident Karo
Avakyan. He has been living in the United States for some time, where
he was convicted by some information. Artur Sakunts says he had
problems with health which was either ignored or unnoticed during the
conscription.
The human rights defender also noted that he keeps on clarifying the details.
Armenian Defense Ministry press service reported earlier, an armed
incident occurred in one of the Armenian military units on July 28.
According to the source, there are victims.
Armenian mass media report that the incident occurred in the
territories occupied by Armenians in Khojavend. According to Armenian
sources, a soldier killed his five fellows-in-arms, after which
committed suicide. Three of the killed were Yerevan residents and one
from Charentsavan.
Armenian armed forces often violate ceasefire in the Khojavend
direction. Azerbaijani ensign Mubariz Ibrahimov who killed four and
wounded four Armenian servicemen died in this very direction on the
night of June 19. He was granted the title of the National Hero of
Azerbaijan for this heroic action posthumously.
1news.az
From: A. Papazian
July 30 2010
New details of death of six Armenian soldiers in Khojavend
Fri 30 July 2010 | 06:04 GMT Text size:
The new details of the incident in Armenian military unit where six
servicemen were killed on July 28 have been made public.
Head of the Vanadzor office of the Helsinki civil initiative Artur
Sakunts clarified some details of the incident. It turned out that
the officer and lieutenant checked the posts and noticed a soldier.
They woke him up, saying abusing words. At that moment, another
soldier opened fire and killed the officer and the sergeant. Three
conscripts came to the incident and were also killed by a soldier.
Seeing some more soldiers approaching him, he committed suicide.
The soldier, who shot the servicemen dead is Yerevan resident Karo
Avakyan. He has been living in the United States for some time, where
he was convicted by some information. Artur Sakunts says he had
problems with health which was either ignored or unnoticed during the
conscription.
The human rights defender also noted that he keeps on clarifying the details.
Armenian Defense Ministry press service reported earlier, an armed
incident occurred in one of the Armenian military units on July 28.
According to the source, there are victims.
Armenian mass media report that the incident occurred in the
territories occupied by Armenians in Khojavend. According to Armenian
sources, a soldier killed his five fellows-in-arms, after which
committed suicide. Three of the killed were Yerevan residents and one
from Charentsavan.
Armenian armed forces often violate ceasefire in the Khojavend
direction. Azerbaijani ensign Mubariz Ibrahimov who killed four and
wounded four Armenian servicemen died in this very direction on the
night of June 19. He was granted the title of the National Hero of
Azerbaijan for this heroic action posthumously.
1news.az
From: A. Papazian