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MAYOR OF ARMENIA'S SECOND CITY SURVIVES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
Mediamax news agency
3 Apr 07
Yerevan, 3 April: An assassination attempt on the life of Gyumri mayor
Vardan Ghukasyan was made at about 2230 [1730 gmt] on 2 April on the
Ashtarak section of the Yerevan-Gyumri highway.
The mayor of Armenia's second city received a bullet wound.
Ghukasyan underwent surgery in the Yerevan-based medical centre
Surb Grigor Lusavorich late at night on 2 April. His life is not in
danger now.
Three people died in the attack - the mayor's two bodyguards and
his driver.
According to available information, Ghukasyan's car came under fire
from a grey-coloured car without license plates. The car escaped from
the scene.
Criminal proceedings have been launched. An investigation is under way.
[Arminfo news agency, Yerevan, in Russian 0405 gmt 3 Apr 07 reported
that Ghukasyan came under attack when he was on his way to Gyumri from
Yerevan. He visited Yerevan to take part in the Republican Party's
board session on 2 April that nominated acting Defence Minister Serzh
Sargsyan for prime minister.]
Mediamax news agency
3 Apr 07
Yerevan, 3 April: An assassination attempt on the life of Gyumri mayor
Vardan Ghukasyan was made at about 2230 [1730 gmt] on 2 April on the
Ashtarak section of the Yerevan-Gyumri highway.
The mayor of Armenia's second city received a bullet wound.
Ghukasyan underwent surgery in the Yerevan-based medical centre
Surb Grigor Lusavorich late at night on 2 April. His life is not in
danger now.
Three people died in the attack - the mayor's two bodyguards and
his driver.
According to available information, Ghukasyan's car came under fire
from a grey-coloured car without license plates. The car escaped from
the scene.
Criminal proceedings have been launched. An investigation is under way.
[Arminfo news agency, Yerevan, in Russian 0405 gmt 3 Apr 07 reported
that Ghukasyan came under attack when he was on his way to Gyumri from
Yerevan. He visited Yerevan to take part in the Republican Party's
board session on 2 April that nominated acting Defence Minister Serzh
Sargsyan for prime minister.]