Armenian NSS finds ‘arsenal of weapons’ in Yerevan resident’s apartment
05.08.2016,
15:56
Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) said today it has found ‘an arsenal of weapons’ in a Yerevan resident’s apartment which it searched as part of a criminal case involving illegal purchase and storage of weapons.
YEREVAN, August 5. /ARKA/. Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) said today it has found ‘an arsenal of weapons’ in a Yerevan resident’s apartment which it searched as part of a criminal case involving illegal purchase and storage of weapons.
According to a statement issued today by the National Security Service, its officers found about 6 thousand rounds of ammunition, 15 grenades, fuses for grenades, ‘TNT’ explosives, detonator capsules, flares, ammunition for machine guns, an anti-tank mortar, radio communication devices, a mine detector, and so on.
"Two people have been detained. According to the procedural and operational data, the found ammunition may belong to a criminal group that had seized a police station building in Yerevan on July 17. This and other theories are being now examined," the National Security Service said.
The armed group surrendered eventually July 31 after two weeks of standoff in Yerevan. The gunmen had held four police officers hostage for a week before releasing them unharmed. They later seized four members of an ambulance crew, but the last two were allowed to leave on July 30.
The gunmen killed one officer and wounded several others in their initial attack. Police accused the gunmen of killing a second officer on July 30 as he sat in a vehicle 400 meters away from the compound. -0-
According to a statement issued today by the National Security Service, its officers found about 6 thousand rounds of ammunition, 15 grenades, fuses for grenades, ‘TNT’ explosives, detonator capsules, flares, ammunition for machine guns, an anti-tank mortar, radio communication devices, a mine detector, and so on.
"Two people have been detained. According to the procedural and operational data, the found ammunition may belong to a criminal group that had seized a police station building in Yerevan on July 17. This and other theories are being now examined," the National Security Service said.
The armed group surrendered eventually July 31 after two weeks of standoff in Yerevan. The gunmen had held four police officers hostage for a week before releasing them unharmed. They later seized four members of an ambulance crew, but the last two were allowed to leave on July 30.
The gunmen killed one officer and wounded several others in their initial attack. Police accused the gunmen of killing a second officer on July 30 as he sat in a vehicle 400 meters away from the compound. -0-
