Serviceman wounded in mine explosion in serious but stable condition

A contract soldier of Armenian Armed Forces was wounded in a mine blast in Tavush province of Armenia, near the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, on Thursday. 

A spokesman for Armenian Defense Ministry told Panorama.am that the 47-year-old lieutenant is in a hospital in the city of Berd.

“Vardan Avagyan is in serious but stable condition,” Artsrun Hovhannisyan said, adding that his condition is changing for the better.

Vardan Avagyan is a resident of Norashen village in Tavush province.