TWO YOUNG AUSTRALIAN ARMENIANS AMONG VICTIMS OF TU-154 PLANE CRASH

Noyan Tapan
July 22, 2009

SYDNEY, JULY 22, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Two young citizens
of Australia, brother and sister Arin and Ani Apcarians were among
the victims of TU-154 plane crash flying from Tehran to Yerevan.

Arin, who was the elder, was a medical student at Westmead Hospital,
and Ani was studying child care and at the same time gaining volunteer
experience in that field at the Hamazkaine Toumanian Saturday School.

The Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC Australia) joins
the Armenian community worldwide in honoring and remembering the
168 victims of the air disaster and joining the Armenian-Australian
community, which mourns especially over the loss of two young persons.

A memorial service for Arin and Ani Apcarian will be held at the
Armenian Apostolic Church of Holy Resurrection on 22 July evening.