YEREVAN. – One of the three persons, who were hospitalized as a result of Tuesday’s incident that occurred in Jrarat village of Armenia’s Armavir Province, is a minor.

Capital city Yerevan’s “Erebouni” Medical Center Director Mikayel Manukyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that Arayik Melkonyan, 17, Hakob Melkonyan, 26, and Melik Melkonyan, 53, had sustained injuries in Jrarat, and they were brought to their hospital.

In Manukyan’s words, all three are at the intensive care unit, and once the necessary medical treatment is administered, they will be moved to the hospital ward. 

Police informed that the incident had occurred between schoolchildren, and adults had intervened.

One of the parties to the dispute had an automatic weapon, which the participants in the argument had attempted to take away. According to preliminary information, a scuffle had begun, during which shots were fired, and three people were hospitalized.

As reported earlier, the parliamentary election headquarters of the Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian alliance had disseminated a release, according to which representatives of the local division of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia on Tuesday carried out an armed attack against the ORO supporters in Jrarat, and as a result, some people were injured.

The ORO bloc comprises former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, and ex-FMs Raffi Hovannisian and Vartan Oskanian.

The parliamentary election in Armenia will be conducted on April 2.