YEREVAN. – A soldier was found with a gunshot wound to his head at the rifle range of a military unit in Armenia, on Thursday at around 9:20am, informed the Investigative Committee (IC).
Conscript, Private Hambardzumyan, died en route to Kapan town hospital.
The IC is conducting an investigation to find out the circumstances behind the soldier’s death.
In addition, investigative and judicial actions are taken to ascertain the particulars of this incident.
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