Epress.am News from Armenia
There was 5–6 months left for Tigran Hambardzumyan, 20, to complete his mandatory military service, but on Jun. 29, he was found dead not far from the army base where he was stationed.
Tigran’s body was handed over to his parents on Jun. 30, reports local daily Hraparak.
Residents of the village of Norabats in the Ararat region, Tigran’s hometown, told Hraparak that Tigran had been training with his fellow conscripts outside the base when “his body, with his throat slit, was allegedly found in the woods.”
The newspaper’s reporter was unable to confirm details from Armenia’s defense ministry, since, according to Hraparak, the ministry press spokesperson was “out.”