Mayor of Armenian town arrested for gunning down local electric
utility chief

.c The Associated Press

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) – Police arrested the mayor of a small Armenian
town on Saturday after he was accused of shooting and killing the head
of the local electric utility.

Mayor Armen Kelishyan allegedly shot Ashot Mkhitaryan after accusing
him of inflating his electricity bill, according to a police spokesman
in in Nor Adzhi, a town about 10 kilometers (6 miles) east of the
capital, Yerevan. The spokesman refused to give his name.

Officials with the Armenianskyie Electroseti company said the shooting
happened around 10 a.m. (0600GMT).

Mkhitaryan also supported a candidate challenging Kelishyan in
upcoming municipal elections, utility officials said.

Prosecutors refused to comment on the incident.

09/24/05 13:37 EDT