Armenian Christmas service in Paris disturbed by bomb scare
On 6 January, 2008, the Armenian Christmas Day, a bomb scare disturbed the religious service of the Armenian Church in Paris, independent French journalist Jean Eckian told PanARMENIAN.Net.
After an anonymous call coming from a phone box located close to the Avenue des Champs-Elysees police launched a vast operation.
The police force carried out an evacuation during the liturgy chanted by Archbishop Norvan Zakarian of the French Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
After a meticulous research, the policemen allowed to proceed with the service.
"I think that this is a joke," the Archbishop said when commenting on the incident.
After an anonymous call coming from a phone box located close to the Avenue des Champs-Elysees police launched a vast operation.
The police force carried out an evacuation during the liturgy chanted by Archbishop Norvan Zakarian of the French Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
After a meticulous research, the policemen allowed to proceed with the service.
"I think that this is a joke," the Archbishop said when commenting on the incident.
