Contract soldier commits suicide in Armenia’s Tavush province

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS. A contract soldier has committed a suicide in Tavush province, Armenian defense ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan told a press conference in Armenpress.

According to some media reports, the soldier was found hanged.

“The soldier who committed the suicide was Armen Ter-Kararyan, born in 1998. The incident occurred in their house”, Hovhannisyan said, without informing any other details.

Investigation continues.

The incident took place on September 12 in one of the villages of Tavush province.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan