YEREVAN. – The Investigation Committee of Armenia has opened a criminal case into the adversary’s attempted murder against an Armenian resident, and on national, racial, or religious motives.

At around 2pm on October 2, a 25-year-old resident of Choratan village of the Tavush Region was at a field belonging to the village, and with his vehicle, to transport sand for the construction of his house, informed the Committee Information and Public Relations Department.  

But shots were fired at the villager and his vehicle from the Azerbaijani military positions. As a result, firearm damages were caused to the vehicle.       

The criminal case is filed on the incident, and an investigation is underway. 

The vehicle was examined, but due to a life-threatening hazard, an examination could not yet be conducted at the scene of the incident.