Russian soldier detained in Gyumri

A contract soldier of the 102^nd Russian military base in Gyumri tried to break into the apartment of local residents. Now, Armenian law enforcers are finding out whether the incident contains any attributes of a crime.

The incident occurred on February 1 at midnight. According to a local resident Ruzanna Eranosyan, a drunken soldier tried to break through the door of her apartment.

"We called the police," said the woman, as quoted by the "NEWS.am".

The detainee gave explanations that he had mixed up the house. According to the soldier, he was in his friend's flat in a nearby house, where they drank; and then he decided to return home in a taxi. However, he failed to take one, and decided to return to his friend and spend the night there.

"Being in a state of alcoholic intoxication, he mixed up the apartments," Raffi Aslanyan, the Prosecutor of the Shirak Region of Armenia quotes the detainee, adding that the soldier was not armed and caused no damage to local residents.

Raffi Aslanyan said that within ten days the final conclusions would be made, whether the incident had any attributes of a crime.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.