1 killed, 60 wounded as Armenian school in Damascus comes under fireApril 15, 2014 - 16:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to preliminary data, one was killed and 60 wounded as an Armenian catholic school in the Syrian capital Damascus came under fire, RA Foreign Minister said in Facebook post. More detailed information will be provided soon, the ministry said. “Three or four Armenians were injured, a teacher and students. The killed student was not Armenian,” Novosti-Armenia quoted Armenian Catholic Community's Prelate, Bishop Hovsep Arnaoutian, as saying. The shells exploded as the students were walking in the yard. “Presently, those injured are in hospital and have received the essential medical assistance. We visited them together with the Education Minister,” Arnaoutian said. Meanwhile, Asbarez reported that dozens of rockets and mortar shells hit Nor Gyugh district in Aleppo, killing 2 and wounding 6 ethnic Armenians. Related links: Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |