YEREVAN. – The Rescue Service of Armenia received an emergency call on Monday at 12:43am.

Accordingly, a person was attempting to commit suicide by jumping off of the large Hrazdan bridge (Kievian Bridge) in capital city Yerevan.

A fire and rescue squad and a Crisis Management Center operative team were dispatched to the scene.

The unidentified person’s suicide attempt was prevented with the combined efforts by the locals and the firemen and rescue workers.

The person was taken to a Police station.