The polis colonel made an armed attack in Yerevan (updated)
Yerevan / 03.05.18 / Turan: The Armenian police reported that an armed attack on one of the branches of HSBC Bank in Yerevan was committed by the head of the Traffic Police Department, Colonel Daniel Danielyan. Armed with a knife, grenade and rifle, the colonel broke into the bank, wounded two employees, one of whom died. He stole money and fled, but the operative group that arrived on the spot surrounded Danielyan and detained him, while he managed to injure the policeman. -02D-
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2018 May 03 (Thursday) 15:46:21
Robbery attack on the bank in Yerevan, one deceased
Yerevan / 03.05.18 / Turan: A robbery assault on the branch of HSBC Bank was made in Yerevan. There is one dead, reported the press service of the Armenian police. According to preliminary data, an armed man entered the bank and shot the guard. Arriving on call, the police opened fire. The criminal began to shoot and wounded a policeman. Law enforcers managed to detain the criminal. -02D-
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