ArmInfo. A citizen who tried to commit a self-immolation at the Ministry of Defense was taken by the Armenian Police. The press secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan said this in an interview with ArmInfo correspondent.
However, he found it difficult to say about the reasons for these radical intentions of the citizen.
Meanwhile, as the deputy head of the Public Relations Department of the Armenian Police Edgar Janoyan told to ArmInfo correspondent, the man doused himself with gasoline, but did not manage to set fire to him. According to him, thanks to explanatory measures, it was possible to prevent irreversible consequences. "A man is now at the police station, and measures are being taken to clarify the reasons for his actions. Materials are being prepared," said Janoyan.
Meanwhile, according to information received by ArmInfo, the detainee is a former military man. Earlier, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia reported that a citizen threatens self-immolation near the building of the Armenian Defense Ministry. "At about 11:50, a signal was received that a man threatened to commit self-immolation at Bagrevand 5 (building of the Ministry of Defense). Assistance from rescuers is needed. One fire brigade went to the scene," the ministry said.