Armenian journalist died in Syria

YEREVAN, FEBRAURY 27, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Mihran Yusef Khaghrdyan, aged 77, journalist, announcer died by a heart attack in Syria on February 25. Damascus based Nazaret Elmagyan told Armenpress, our compatriot Khaghrdyan was one of the leading announcers in Syrian state television. ''Berio news'' facebook page informs, Mihran Yusef Khaghrdyan's father was Armenian, mother was Arab. Khaghrdyan was dedicated to his job. He had received many job suggestions, yet he could just not leave Damascus. Khaghrdyan was engaged in journalism for 45 years. Before doing journalism he was the headmaster of an Armenian school.