Guest Posted July 8, 2000 Report Share Posted July 8, 2000 Parliament Killings, Prosecutor Says Terrorists Acted Alone YEREVAN, Jul 8, 2000 -- (Agence France Presse) The gunmen who stormed Armenia's parliament last October, killing eight people including the prime minister, acted alone, Armenian's military prosecutor said in an interview published on Friday. Investigators "had found no evidence of people behind the attack" that was led by Nairi Ounanian, the former leader of an Armenian nationalist political party, the prosecutor said. He added that the men charged over the attack had gone back on earlier statements made to investigators, in which they implicated leading figures in Armenia. Prime minister Vazguen Sarkissian and seven other politicians were shot dead by four gunmen who stormed into the parliament building. The gunmen took hostages in the parliament before surrendering to police 18 hours later. (© 2000 Agence France Presse) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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