On October, 27, 1999, at 5:15 p.m a group of armed men burst into the Armenian parliament chamber and killed Armenian Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan and 7 other high ranking officials, News.am reports. The group of gunmen was led by Nairi Hunanyan.
The terrorists entered the parliament chamber, smuggling in their weapons under their overcoats. Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Parliamentary Speaker Karen Demirchyan, Deputy Speakers Yuri Bakhshyan
and Ruben Miroyan, Armenian Emergency Situations Minister Leonard Petrosyan, MPs Armenak Armenakyan, Henrikh Abrahamyan and Mikayel Kotanyan were killed in the attack.
Nairi Hunanyan, his brother Karen Hunayan, their uncle Vram Galstyan, as well as Derenik Bejanyan, Edik Grigoryan and Ashot Knyazyan were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.
11 years since Armenian parliament shooting
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