  Armenian police wounded in attempted bank robbery dies in hospital May 3, 2018 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Police officer Ara Shakhgulyan wounded in the course of an operation to detain a robber during an armed attack on one of the branches of HSBC Bank in the Armenian capital city of Yerevan has died in hospital, police spokesman Ashot Aharonyan revealed. The police said in a statement that the suspect, armed with a knife, a grenade and a rifle, broke into the bank on Thursday, May 3, 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 attacker as a Colonel of the Armenian Traffic Police Department, Daniel Danielyan. According Aharonyan, Shakhgulyan underwent surgery but died despite the doctors’ efforts to save him. The father two, the officer had joined the police in 2000.   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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
