Today.Az, Azerbaijan
May 5 2008

Armenian Defense Minister: "Citizens, detained in Azerbaijan, tried to
escape from Armenian police"

05 May 2008 [10:12] – Today.Az

Armenian citizens, detained in Nakhchivan (Azerbaijan) a week ago will
be deported to their country.

The due announcement was made by Armenian Defense Minister Seyran
Oganyan commenting on the detainment of four Armenian citizens on
April 28.

The Defense Minister announced that the detained are citizens of
Armenia, who arrived in one of the frontier military divisions of
Armenia, to meet their friend.

According to Oganyan, the incident was caused by the personal problems
between the servicemen-one of them invited his friends to settle these
problems. The clash occurred after their arrival and police was
called.

"After police came these people tried to escape. One of the cars
directed to the front positions and losing its way, found themselves
in Nakhchivan", said Oganyan.

"We have contacted the leadership of the due Azerbaijani military
part. The citizens of Armenia feel well and will be deported following
definite procedures", said Oganyan.

The Minister said that due conclusions should be drawn from the
incident, in particular, raise control over the educational works and
level of discipline, especially in interpersonal relations. "We are
ready to make conclusions. Criminal case has been investigated and
those responsible will be punished", said Oganyan.

/Novosti-Armenia/

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