Armenian Defence Ministry spokesman denies detention of Chechens

Arminfo
23 Oct 04

YEREVAN

The head of the Armenian Defence Ministry press service, Col Seyran
Shakhsuvaryan, today denied media reports saying that three Chechens
had been detained on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act in
Yerevan’s district of Kanaker.

[Passage omitted: Arminfo reported on 22 October that three Chechens
were detained near the area of deployment of a Russian military
regiment in Yerevan]

In a conversation with an Arminfo correspondent, Col Shakhsuvaryan
firmly rejected the report, saying he “was checking it at the highest
level and had not received any confirmation”.