  One killed, two injured as robber attacks HSBC branch in Yerevan May 3, 2018 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An attempted armed robbery at one of the branches of HSBC Bank in the Armenian capital city of Yerevan on Thursday, May 3 left one person was killed and two others wounded. The police said in a statement that the suspect, armed with a knife, a grenade and a rifle broke into the bank, injured two employees of the bank, one of whom died. He then stole money and was about to escape when police surrounded him before he managed to injure one of the officers. The offender was nonetheless neutralized and taken under custody. The police identified the person as Colonel of the Armenian Traffic Police Department Daniel Danielyan.   Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
