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BERD-IJEVAN ROAD STILL CLOSED - ARMENIAN MOD
October 25, 2013 | 18:43
YEREVAN. - The road between Berd and Ijevan in Tavush Region is still
closed for safety reasons, Armenian Defense Ministry representative
said.
The road is closed as "measures on restoring security guarantees"
and an investigation into the details of the incident is underway,
Artsrun Hovhannisyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
As informed earlier, Azerbaijan opened fire, on Tuesday at around
1pm-2pm, on the vehicles traveling along the Berd-Ijevan motorway
in Armenia's Tavush Region. Those in civilian and military vehicles,
alike, suffered from the shots. As a result of the shots fired upon a
military motorcade, conscript, Private Garik Poghosyan (born in 1994)
died, informed the Armenian MOD press service. In addition, conscripts,
Privates Artur Andranikyan (born in 1994), Arayik Zhamharyan (born in
1994), and Martin Petrosyan (born in 1994) sustained varying degrees of
gunshot wounds. The office of Andrzej Kasprzyk, Personal Representative
of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, was informed of this incident.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
October 25, 2013 | 18:43
YEREVAN. - The road between Berd and Ijevan in Tavush Region is still
closed for safety reasons, Armenian Defense Ministry representative
said.
The road is closed as "measures on restoring security guarantees"
and an investigation into the details of the incident is underway,
Artsrun Hovhannisyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
As informed earlier, Azerbaijan opened fire, on Tuesday at around
1pm-2pm, on the vehicles traveling along the Berd-Ijevan motorway
in Armenia's Tavush Region. Those in civilian and military vehicles,
alike, suffered from the shots. As a result of the shots fired upon a
military motorcade, conscript, Private Garik Poghosyan (born in 1994)
died, informed the Armenian MOD press service. In addition, conscripts,
Privates Artur Andranikyan (born in 1994), Arayik Zhamharyan (born in
1994), and Martin Petrosyan (born in 1994) sustained varying degrees of
gunshot wounds. The office of Andrzej Kasprzyk, Personal Representative
of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, was informed of this incident.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am