YEREVAN. – The Armenian National Security Service (NSS) officers have not yet interrogated Vrezh Galstyan, the young man who attempted to break in the Armenian National Assembly (NA) building with a knife and who is currently at hospital with a gunshot wound. An NSS officer, who wished to remain anonymous, told this to the news reporters that are in the NA.  

The motive, whereby the 25-year-old entered the building, is still unclear. The NSS officers also did not inform as to the kind of knife that was involved in the incident, but added that this will become known after the examination.   

“He entered the NA entrance by threatening with a weapon, he did not obey the instructions by the security officers, [and] you already know the rest,” he said.     

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, a man sustained a gunshot wound as he tried to carry in a knife into the NA building on Friday.

The man managed to enter the courtyard of the parliament, at about 2:30pm, and started voicing threats, a source told Armenian News-NEWS.am. The parliament’s security officers ordered him to throw the knife, but he disobeyed the order.

Subsequently, the security officers fired shots in the air, but the man still did not follow the order. Consequently, the police officers were forced to fire at his leg.

The NA physician provided medical assistance to the man until an ambulance arrived. The wounded man was taken to hospital, and the parliament building is patrolled by the police.

The NSS has instructed not to allow anyone out because an inspection is carried out at the scene of the incident. The National Security Service officers are standing in front of the parliament building, and they are prohibiting the news reporters from leaving the National Assembly.

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