NSS confirms release of Vardan Yeghiazaryan and Valery Osipyan
18:07, 23 July 2016YEREVAN, JULY 23, ARMENPRESS. The National Security Service of Armenia has confirmed the release of Deputy Police Chief of Armenia Vardan Yeghiazaryan and Deputy Chief of Police of Yerevan Valery Osipyan from the police patrol regiment that is still controlled by the gunmen, head of public relations of the NSS Armenia Samson Galstyan informed “Armenpress”.
Two other young policemen kept as hostages had been released earlier. Currently, there are no hostages at the patrol regiment.
In the morning of July 17 gunmen stormed a Police HQ in Yerevan and took hostages – demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilyan, who was imprisoned a month ago, charged with illegal possession, transportation and acquirement of weapons and ammunition. Police Colonel Artur Vanoyan has been killed by the gunmen during the ambush. Colonel Aram Hovhannisyan, Lt.-Colonel Hrach Khosteghyan, Corporal Gagik Mkrtchyan received gunshot wounds.
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