SUSPECT IN ATTACK ON ARMENIA DEPUTY ARRESTED IN MOSCOW

ITAR-TASS
Dec 20 2007
Russia

MOSCOW, December 20 (Itar-Tass) – A suspect in the attack on a
deputy of Armenia’s parliament in a casino at the Metropol Hotel was
arrested in Moscow, a source in the Moscow law enforcement agencies
told Itar-Tass on Thursday.

In late September gamblers stirred up a quarrel in the casino. Two
unidentified bandits wounded an Armenian deputy from the gun and
stabbed him in the breast.

The criminal case was instituted for an attempted murder.

"During the search operation a habitual offender, who was registered in
the Primorsky territory, but lived temporarily in Moscow was detained
on murder suspicions," the source said. "On Wednesday charges were
brought against him and he was put in custody," he added.

The police are carrying out a search operation for another accomplice
in the crime.
From: Baghdasarian