On June 28 two officers found two soldiers Andranik Sargsyan and Karo Ayvazyan sleeping while on duty at the combat base. They woke the soldiers up and took them to the bunker where Officer Vardges Tadevosyan was on duty. Then the officers told Vardges Tadevosyan that he knew what to do with the soldiers and left.

Vardges Tadevosyan asked the soldiers, “Do you know how the soldiers that fall asleep while on duty are punished?”. The soldiers answered, “Yes, we do”. Then the officer said, “If you know then take off your pants right now”. The other soldiers, hearing this order, got angry and started a fight. One of the soldiers, Robert Hovhannisyan took the rifle, removed the fuse and told the officer to keep away from his fellow soldiers. The officer attacked Robert and tried to take the rifle from him. The other soldiers tried to separate Robert and the officer. At that moment from the other corner of the room soldier Karo Ayvazyan took a rifle and fired a shot towards the officer and accidentally shot the other soldiers too. Realizing what happened, Karo committed suicide.

As a result of the incident, senior lieutenant Vardges Ararat Tadevosyan (Yerevan), temporary servicemen Garegin Samvel Hovsepyan (Ejmiadzin), Andranik Sargis Sargsyan (Yerevan), Robert Mikayel Hovhannisyan (Vanadzor), Artyom Suren Manasyan (Charentsavan), and Karo Shurik Ayvazyan (Yerevan) died.

A criminal case was initiated under Article 104, Part 2, Point 1 of the Criminal Code (murder of two or more persons).

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