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ARMENIA DETAINS RUSSIAN SOLDIER SUSPECTED OF SLAYING FAMILY
Agence France Presse
January 13, 2015 Tuesday 7:53 AM GMT
Yerevan, Jan 13 2015
A Russian soldier accused of slaughtering six members of the same
family in the tiny Caucasus nation of Armenia has been detained,
investigators in the former Soviet state said Tuesday.
Soldier Valery Permyakov allegedly gunned down the family members
in a bloody shooting spree Monday before disappearing from a Russian
military base where he was stationed in the Armenian city of Gyumri,
some 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of the capital Yerevan.
The suspect was detained overnight by Russian border guards
patrolling Armenia's frontier with Turkey, a spokeswoman for Armenia's
investigative committee told AFP.
Russia is a firm ally of ex-Soviet republic Armenia, basing thousands
of troops in the country and assisting it with guarding the nation's
borders with Iran and Turkey.
Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday expressed his
"profound condolences" over the incident and pledged support for the
relatives of the victims.
"Nothing can justify such violence against innocent people," Shoigu
said in a statement.
Moscow has set up a special commission to investigate the incident
headed by the deputy defence chief, the statement said.
mkh-del/yad
From: A. Papazian
Agence France Presse
January 13, 2015 Tuesday 7:53 AM GMT
Yerevan, Jan 13 2015
A Russian soldier accused of slaughtering six members of the same
family in the tiny Caucasus nation of Armenia has been detained,
investigators in the former Soviet state said Tuesday.
Soldier Valery Permyakov allegedly gunned down the family members
in a bloody shooting spree Monday before disappearing from a Russian
military base where he was stationed in the Armenian city of Gyumri,
some 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of the capital Yerevan.
The suspect was detained overnight by Russian border guards
patrolling Armenia's frontier with Turkey, a spokeswoman for Armenia's
investigative committee told AFP.
Russia is a firm ally of ex-Soviet republic Armenia, basing thousands
of troops in the country and assisting it with guarding the nation's
borders with Iran and Turkey.
Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday expressed his
"profound condolences" over the incident and pledged support for the
relatives of the victims.
"Nothing can justify such violence against innocent people," Shoigu
said in a statement.
Moscow has set up a special commission to investigate the incident
headed by the deputy defence chief, the statement said.
mkh-del/yad
From: A. Papazian