ASALA terrorist detained during protests in Yerevan

23 November 2024

ASALA terrorist detained during protests in Yerevan

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ASALA terrorist detained during protests in Yerevan

Hampig Sassounian, a member of the ASALA terrorist organization, was detained during the protest rallies in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Thursday, human rights activist Ruben Melikyan said on a social network, AzVision.az reports.

In the 1980s, Sassounian was sentenced to life in prison for assassinating Turkish Consul General in Los Angeles Kemal Arikan. The terrorist was released in 2021 and returned to Armenia.

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