 Yerevan shooting: MP's son-in-law charged with attempted murder May 21, 2014 - 19:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The son-in-law of the Prosperous Armenia MP Karo Karapetyan, Gor Arakelyan, who opened fire near Vernissage open-air market on Saturday, May 17, has been charged with attempted murder and illegal possession of arms, the Armenian Police press service reported. In an earlier statement, the Armenian Interior Ministry said the suspect was arrested May 18. The statement said the suspect turned in a Makarov pistol he said he had used. The Saturday shooting near Vernissage open-air market left 5 injured. Norayr Harutyunyan and Valery Hovhannisyan, both aged 30; Myasnik Hayrapetyan, 26; Albina Badalyan 64 and Mnatsakan Sukiasyan 72, underwent surgeries in the Yerevan’s Heratsi Hospital No. 1 and their lives are not threatened. A criminal case has been instigated under Articles 235.1 and 258.4 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia. An investigation is underway.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
