  Mass suicide attempt reported in Armenia  September 26, 2011 - 19:46 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - A suicide and a suicide attempt were reported in Armenia. On September 25, at 12:10 p.m. local time, mass suicide attempt was reported to the ambulance service of Dilijan (Tavush province). Having arrived at the site, the police found the body of Dilijan resident Gayane Mnatsakayan who hanged herself in the corridor of her house. The woman’s daughter and son, 23 and 25, attempted suicide by slitting their wrists. The young people were taken to the hospital and are currently out of danger. The post-mortem examination revealed no signs of violence. However, later, inspection found a number of scattered and broken pictures of Jesus. A criminal case was instigated; an investigation is under way.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
