ARMENIAN CHAPEL VANDALIZED IN KIEV

Interfax, Russia
April 23 2007

Kiev, April 23, Interfax – A chapel of the Armenian Apostolic Church
was vandalized in Kiev on Sunday.

Swastikas were scrawled and red paint splashed on the walls of the
chapel, Ukrainian media reported on Monday.

The vandalism occurred hours after the chapel was opened by the
Armenian Apostolic Church’s authorities.

Armenian Church representatives believe they know who the suspected
organizers of the action might be.

Earlier, residents of Kiev’s Podolsky district protested plans to
build the chapel and turned to the court to have construction work
halted are, a recreation zone.