Attempt to coup in Armenia

  20 June 2016    Read: 1274
Attempt to coup in Armenia
Leader of Founding Parliament opposition group Jirair Sefilian was arrested Monday, June 20, Armenia
On May 20, two AK-74 rifles and 120 bullets were found in a car involved in an accident in central Yerevan, with the driver and the passenger taken to the police. In the framework of the criminal case opened to investigate the incident, the committee found out that Sefilian and a group of people planned to seize buildings and communication facilities, including the Yerevan TV tower. The group members had even planned to implement criminal actions following the 4-day war in Karabakh in early April, the committee said.

The two rifles discovered in the car belonged to the group.

A criminal case is opened into this case, informed the Investigative Committee of Armenia

The respective investigation is in progress.

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