Deputies in the National Assembly held a minute of silence in memory of the victims of attack on October 27, 1999 in the Armenian Parliament Deputies in the National Assembly held a minute of silence in memory of the victims of attack on October 27, 1999 in the Parliament of Armenia. On October 27, 1999, around 5:00 p.m., during a question-and-answer session with the government in Parliament, an armed group led by Nairi Hunyan broke into the meeting room of the National Assembly and opened fire.

Deputies in the National Assembly held a minute of silence in memory of the victims of attack on October 27, 1999 in the Armenian Parliament Deputies in the National Assembly held a minute of silence in memory of the victims of attack on October 27, 1999 in the Parliament of Armenia. On October 27, 1999, around 5:00 p.m., during a question-and-answer session with the government in Parliament, an armed group led by Nairi Hunyan broke into the meeting room of the National Assembly and opened fire.

As a result of attack, the head of the country's leadership was beheaded. The Speaker of the National Assembly Karen Demirchian, the Prime Minister and Zagen Sargsyan, the Deputy Speakers of the Parliament Yuriy Bakhshyan and Ruben Miroyan, the deputies Armenak Armenkian, Mikhail Kotanyan and Henrik Abrahamyan, as well as Minister Leonard Petrosyan were killed. Another 8 people were injured. The investigation into the attack was renewed at the end of 2019. Subscribe to Alpha News VK Zen Website TikTok Facebook Instagram YouTube X.