Armenia Marks 27th Anniversary of Parliament Attack
Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan visited the memorial to the victims of the 1999 parliament shooting.
The visit was to pay tribute to the memory of the victims on the 27th anniversary of the terror attack, which occurred on October 27, 1999.
- Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan was killed in the attack.
- Speaker Karen Demirchyan was also killed.
- Deputy Speakers Yuri Bakhshyan and Ruben Miroyan were killed.
- Three lawmakers and a Cabinet member were also killed.
A group of five heavily armed men, led by Nairi Hunanyan, carried out the attack, holding the remaining MPs hostage until surrendering to authorities the next day.
The perpetrators were sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Author's summary: Armenia marks 27th anniversary of parliament attack.
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