Five servicemen were killed in the incident in one of the Armenian military units, the coordinator of the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor Office Arthur Sakunts said, noting that it is preliminary information that has to be clarified.

According to Sakunts, there are 4 officers and a private among the victims. The officers caught soldiers sleeping on watch. They waked them up and started humiliating them. As a result, one of the soldiers took the gun and started firing. Thereafter he shot himself.

The human rights defender also noted that he keeps on clarifying the details.

As NEWS.am reported earlier referring to the Armenian Defense Ministry press service, an armed incident occurred in one of the Armenian military units on July 28. According to the source, there are victims.