Armenian customs boss survives attempt on his life

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24 Mar 05

Yerevan, 24 March: There was a blast near the building of the Armenian
State Customs Committee at 1015 today. The blast happened right under
the tree where the car of the head of the State Customs Committee,
Armen Avetisyan, was parked a few seconds before that.

Having checked the scene of the crime, the chief of the Armenian
police, Ayk Arutyunyan, refused to say anything definite.

The head of the police department of Yerevan, Nerses Nazaryants, told
us that by the time of the explosion, Armen Avetisyan had already
left the car but his driver and aide were hurt.

The head of the city police department said that they have already
spoken to Avetisyan, but the latter said that he does not know whom
to suspect.

The group, which is conducting the preliminary investigation, cannot
yet say what kind of an explosive device was used.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress