YEREVAN.- Armenia’s police revealed new details on Friday's assault on exchange office in Yerevan.

The suspect, an employee of bank security service, Shahen G. (1979) was detained by police officers on Friday evening.

The man confessed to an assault. On Friday he entered the exchange office wearing a mask, closed the door and jumped over glass barrier. The thief escaped, stealing about $3,000 (AMD 1, 200,000). He managed to run away only for 500 meters and was seized by police. The investigation is underway.