Saturday, Man Found Dead After Breaking Into Mayor’s Office In Armenian Town The logo of the Armenian police. An armed man who broke into the mayor’s office in Masis, a town near the Armenian capital Yerevan, last night was found dead inside the building, the police said early on Saturday. According to police officials cited by Armenian news websites, the apparently drunk man allegedly threw a hand-grenade and fired shots from inside the building where only a cleaner and a security guard were at the moment of the attack. Both were reportedly evacuated and were unscathed. A representative of the police’s press department told local media that the attacker had made no demands and shot himself as law-enforcement officers were trying to negotiate with him. No casualties were reported among the police. The attacker was later identified as 36-year-old Eduard Markarian, a former member of Masis’s municipal assembly. His motives for carrying out an apparent armed intrusion were not clear immediately as police said more details would be reported later. Reposted on ANN/Armenian News with permission from RFE/RL Copyright (c) 2022 Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, Inc. 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.