Assassinations in Armenia

For the morbid few amongst you, here is a rundown of the many assassinations that have recently taken place in our homeland.

The assassination attempt against the Mayor of Gyumri Monday night, leaving three dead and three wounded, is the eighth high-profile and public attack within just over a year. In all the cases, only two arrests have been made, and none brought to justice.

While the entire list is too long to put here, here's is a sampling:

June 10: Sedrak Zatikyan, 26, (owner of a popular Yerevan café), son of late National Assemblyman and district head, Vahan Zatikyan, shot around 3 p.m. dead on a street in Yerevan. Also killed was Karine Sargsyan, 37, mother of three.

February 15 (this year): Artashes Hambartsyumyan, 32, and Mher Poghosyan, 34, shot to death around 4 a.m. inside Relax nightclub. Both believed to have clan connections.

Check out the rest. Sort of seems like Chicago 80 years ago, doesn't it? Now, where are those untouchables?

Source: ArmeniaNow