HEAD OF TERRORISTS SAYS HE FIRST PLANNED TO TAKE ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT BUILDING

May 4, 2001 - 21:08 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - YEREVAN, May 4. /Mediamax/. Nairi Hunanian, the main accused of the terrorist act in the Armenian Parliament on 27 October 1999, said today at the court session that first he was planning to take the building of the Armenian government, but then he though more "expedient" to take the National Assembly.

Nairi Hunanian continues to testify.

The victims of terrorist act organized on 27 October 1999 by Nairi Hunanian and his accompanies, were the Speaker, the two Vice-speakers, Prime Minister and 4 deputies and members of Armenian government. --0--
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