Arka News Agency, Armenia
Oct 27 2006

ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT PAY HOMAGE TO MEMORY OF OCT 27 VICTIMS

YEREVAN, October 27. /ARKA/. RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan and
Government members paid homage to the memory of the victims of the
terrorist act committed at the RA Parliament on October 27, 1999.
On the occasion of the 7th anniversary of the tragedy, the RA
Government member visited the "Yerablur" pantheon to pay homage to
the statesmen that fell victim to the terrorist act – Speaker Karen
Demirchyan, Vice-Speakers Yuri Bakhshyan and Ruben Miroyan, Minister
Leonard Petrosyan, the Parliament members Armenak Armenakyan, Henrik
Abramyan and Mikael Kotanyan.
Six terrorists – Nairi Hunanyan, Karen Hunanyan, Vram Galstyan,
Derenik Bejanyan, Edik Grigoryan and Ashot Knyazyan were sentenced to
life imprisonment. Hamlet Stepanyan was sentenced to 14 years of
imprisonment. P.T. -0–