Driver and Passenger Steal Czech Tourist's Backpack in Armenia Under Knife Threat

On June 2 at 19:20, the Malatya division of the police received a report from a foreign citizen requesting assistance.

According to the Czech citizen, at 18:30 on the same day, she entered an unknown brand vehicle on Gevorg Chavush Street, intending to travel to the Center. However, on the road leading to Sasunik village, the driver and a passenger threatened her with a knife and stole her backpack, which contained a camera, a mobile phone, and personal belongings.

Thanks to the joint operational-search measures undertaken by the main criminal investigation department of the police, as well as the regional administrations of Yerevan, Aragatsotn, Kotayk, and the Mashtots division, on June 3, three residents of Artashat city—Artak A., Tigran N., and Grigor I.—were apprehended in the Bagavan neighborhood of Ashtarak on suspicion of robbery.

They have been arrested, and an investigation is underway.