ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY ANNOUNCED THE NAMES OF THE KIDNAPPED ARMENIANS
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
confirms the information about 10 passengers of the bus kidnapped on
Beirut-Aleppo way on October 29, 7 Armenians among them. The names
of the 5 kidnapped have been already identified. Tigran Balayan the
spokesman of Armenian MFA reported the names of the captured: Karo
Pampalian, Arsen Aroian, Levon Zeitunian, Bashar and George Rabat.
In his turn Jirair Reisian informed about the 6th Armenian, named
Koko whose surname hasn't been clarified yet. According to Reisian,
works are being carried out for their safe return to Aleppo. There
is some information about Assyrian and Kurdish among them. Reisian
also denied the information about the ransom.
Armed opposition gang had stopped Beirut-Aleppo bus and kidnapped 10
passengers of it on October 29. According to some unofficial sources
opposition urged the government to exchange their 150 fellows with
the 10 captured.
From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
confirms the information about 10 passengers of the bus kidnapped on
Beirut-Aleppo way on October 29, 7 Armenians among them. The names
of the 5 kidnapped have been already identified. Tigran Balayan the
spokesman of Armenian MFA reported the names of the captured: Karo
Pampalian, Arsen Aroian, Levon Zeitunian, Bashar and George Rabat.
In his turn Jirair Reisian informed about the 6th Armenian, named
Koko whose surname hasn't been clarified yet. According to Reisian,
works are being carried out for their safe return to Aleppo. There
is some information about Assyrian and Kurdish among them. Reisian
also denied the information about the ransom.
Armed opposition gang had stopped Beirut-Aleppo bus and kidnapped 10
passengers of it on October 29. According to some unofficial sources
opposition urged the government to exchange their 150 fellows with
the 10 captured.
From: A. Papazian