Armenian security service arrests school bomb hoaxer

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
20 Nov 04

[Presenter over video of Chekhov School] The criminal who made a
hoax phone call about an explosion at the Chekhov School has been
arrested. Criminal responsibility and imprisonment are envisaged for
such an act.

An anonymous phone call was made to the headmistress of Yerevan’s
Chekhov School No 55 on 19 November at around 1000 [0600 gmt] to say
that an act of terrorism was expected.

As a result of operational measures undertaken by the Armenian
National Security Service the caller has been found and subjected to
legal investigation. He is a Yerevan citizen, born in 1961, with a
previous conviction, Armen Serezha Nadzharyan. He is deputy chairman
of the Hope public organization.

It was revealed that Nadzharyan made the phone call to the school
from a phone box on Mashtots Street on 19 November at 0947 [0547 gmt]
and spoke about an alleged terrorist act.

Criminal proceedings into the case have started. Nadzharyan has been
arrested. An investigation is now under way.

The National Security Service appealed to citizens to refrain from
such actions, which inflict moral and material damage on society, and
recalled that criminal responsibility and imprisonment are envisaged
for such acts.

[Video shows Nadzharyan]