YEREVAN. – The Nagorno-Karabakh police are investigation an assassination attempt on former presidential candidate, hero of Artsakh, general Vitaly Balasanyan.

On Sunday the police received Balasanyan’s call saying an object resembling an explosive device fell from his car.

The task force discovered that an assassination attempt was made. The criminal placed a homemade bomb filled with explosive equivalent to 600 grams of TNT on Balasanyan’s car. An investigation is underway.