ArmInfo. In Armenia, a Russian serviceman unintentionally shot a colleague from a , then committed suicide, told Interfax on Monday in the press service of the Southern Military District.
"On October 23, at the Alagyaz training ground (the Republic of Armenia), after handing over the weapons after the training, the serviceman of the contract service violated the safety requirements and shot out of the machine, mortally wounding another soldier under contract." Frightened of the deed and the responsibility for the death of a colleague, the shooting serviceman shot himself, "- the press service said.
"To clarify the circumstances of the incident, the commission of the Southern Military District is working on the site," the press service said.
The 102 Russian military base operates in Armenia in Gyumri. On August 20, 2010, Russia and Armenia extended the validity of the agreement on the deployment of the base until 2044.