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Haykakan Zhamanak, Armenia
Nov 19 2010
Armenian military base sealed off after conscript shot dead
An Armenian serviceman was shot dead in a military unit in Chambarak,
Gegharkunik Region, on 17 November, a pro-opposition Armenian daily,
has reported.
In a report on 19 November, Haykakan Zhamanak quoted sources as saying
23-year-old Robert Avetisyan was killed by a fellow serviceman
following a brawl. Shots were reportedly heard after Avetisyan went to
"talk to" a serviceman on sentry duty. The sources said Avetisyan was
unarmed and the shots were fired by one of those on duty.
Phone calls and movement in and out of the military unit have been
prohibited, the paper says. Investigators reportedly questioned
soldiers and officers at the unit all day on 18 November, but the
press service of the Defence Ministry's investigation department told
the paper it could provide no information about the incident.
Avetisyan was a private. He was conscripted from Armavir six months ago.
From: A. Papazian
Nov 19 2010
Armenian military base sealed off after conscript shot dead
An Armenian serviceman was shot dead in a military unit in Chambarak,
Gegharkunik Region, on 17 November, a pro-opposition Armenian daily,
has reported.
In a report on 19 November, Haykakan Zhamanak quoted sources as saying
23-year-old Robert Avetisyan was killed by a fellow serviceman
following a brawl. Shots were reportedly heard after Avetisyan went to
"talk to" a serviceman on sentry duty. The sources said Avetisyan was
unarmed and the shots were fired by one of those on duty.
Phone calls and movement in and out of the military unit have been
prohibited, the paper says. Investigators reportedly questioned
soldiers and officers at the unit all day on 18 November, but the
press service of the Defence Ministry's investigation department told
the paper it could provide no information about the incident.
Avetisyan was a private. He was conscripted from Armavir six months ago.
From: A. Papazian