Witness to 1999 Armenian parliament attack dies in USA

Aravot, Yerevan
4 Sep 04

The Aravot [Armenian: morning] newspaper has reported that Roza
Ovannisyan, listed as a witness in the investigation into the 27
October case [attack on the Armenian parliament in 1999] died in the
USA last week.

She worked as a nurse at the [Armenian] National Assembly and
immediately after the 27 October 1999 terrorist attack left for the
USA. The circumstances surrounding her departure were not clear.

A few days prior to her death, Roza Ovannisyan spoke on the telephone
to her son, who is in Yerevan, and they agreed to meet in Moscow. But
the meeting did not take place because just before her departure
Roza Ovannisyan died. Preliminary reports say that she suffered a
heart attack.