The incident that resulted in the knife injury of the 67th microbus line driver was a provocation.
An incident witness has told the Civil Society Institute NGO that the driver was injured by a well-dressed man at the age of about 50. According to the witness, the man paid 100 AMD and the driver perceived that normally, however, the passenger started insulting the driver and provoking a scuffle. The driver told the passenger to go away, but the passenger approached him and injured the driver's left hand with a knife.
The Police press service has told ArmInfo that at the moment the driver is in hospital and the incident circumstances are being specified. The injured driver is Alexan Ghazaryan (born in 1980). He is currently being operated on at Erebuni Medical Center.
To note, since July 20 numerous quarrels have occurred between the public transport drivers and the activists of the Let's Pay 100 AMD movement. In particular, the drivers have sworn at those who refuse to pay 150 AMD. The drivers have even resorted to tough measures, trying to hit the passengers with their tools. The drivers, in turn, say that they get nervous in the current situation and may provoke a road accident. For instance, one of the drivers of the 22nd microbus line fainted and was hospitalized on Thursday.