YEREVAN. – The dead body of army conscript, Private Martin Khachatryan (born in 1998), was found on Tuesday at around 1:30pm, at the combat position of the protection area of a military unit of the Armed Forces of Armenia.
The body was found with a fatal gunshot wound in the abdomen, informed the press service of the Ministry of Defense (MOD).
An investigation is underway to find out the circumstances behind this incident.
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