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Assault rifle found on young man riding a scooter in Yerevan

First reported by Tert.am: Yesterday, 20:21

Updated 10:36, 19 sources

Justice. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, cropped
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, cropped

On November 2, in Yerevan's Silikyan district, patrol officers caught a 27-year-old man who was riding a scooter against traffic and had tried to flee. According to the police, he was found with an assault rifle fitted with a silencer and an optical sight, a magazine with 20 cartridges, and communication devices. The man was arrested and handed over, along with the case materials, to the pre-trial investigation body.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first and how the others caught up. Each bar shows how many of that side's outlets covered the story.

First to report: Tert.am · 20:21 · Opposition

Pro-government 5 / 6 First: Public Radio of Armenia, 15 min later
Balanced 6 / 14 First: Shant TV / Shantnews, 1 min later
Opposition 7 / 21 First: Tert.am, 20:21

Foreign outlets: 1, first: Sputnik Armenia, 20:53

Timeline as a list
  1. Tert.am (Opposition)
  2. Shant TV / Shantnews (Balanced)
  3. Public Radio of Armenia (Pro-government)
  4. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  5. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  6. Civic.am (Pro-government)
  7. Radar Armenia (Balanced)
  8. Ararat News (Balanced)
  9. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  10. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  11. News.am (Opposition)
  12. Past / Pastinfo (Opposition)
  13. Factor (Balanced)
  14. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  15. Hetq (Balanced)
  16. Infocom (Balanced)
  17. Oragir.news (Opposition)
  18. 24news.am (Opposition)
  19. Mediahub (Opposition)

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