Act of terrorism is 15 years old in Armenian parliament

Today Armenia commemorates victims of the terrorist attack in Parliament, which took place 15 years ago. During a regular session of the National Assembly on 27 October 1999 five armed men led by Nairi Unanyan rushed into a conference hall of the National Assembly of Armenia and shot 8 people.

Chairman of the National Assembly Karen Demirchyan, Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, vice-chairmen of the National Assembly Yury Bakhshyan, Ruben Miroyan, deputies Mikael Kotanyan, Heinrich Abramyan, Armenak Armenakyan and the minister of operational issues Leonard Petrosyan were killed.