Armed incident during elections in Armenia

  14 March 2017    Read: 1992
Armed incident during elections in Armenia
Today, representatives of the local structures of Armenia’s ruling Republican party in Jrarat, Armavir made armed attack against the representatives of ORO (the Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian bloc comprises former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, and ex-FMs Raffi Hovannisian and Vartan Oskanian), AzVision.az reports citing the pre-election headquarters of the bloc.

As a result of the attack, 3 were injured. No information was reported on the situation.

A collision between supporters of Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian (ORO) bloc and the chief of the village of Jrarat in Armenia’s Armavir province was reported on Sunday, March 12. As a result, general Levon Eranosyan’s brother Lernik Eranosyan opened fire to the sky three times.

Aregnaz Manukyan, an ORO spokesman said, the disputes began after the village chief Samvel Galstyan who represents the ruling Republican Party threatened Ohanyan’s supporters.

During the collision Lernik Yeranosyan and Michael Baboyan injured. Several people have been detained.

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