No Armenians among Strasbourg incident victims – preliminary data

There are no Armenian nationals or ethnic Armenians among victims of December 12 incidents in Strasbourg, ARMEPRESS reports Armenia’s permanent representation to the Council of Europe informed on its Facebook page.

“The Permanent Representation of Armenia to the Council of Europe carried our works immediately after the Strasbourg incidents to find out the situation with the Armenian officials employed at the secretariat of the Council of Europe, representatives of the Armenian community, representatives of various state bodies of Armenia who are in Strasbourg on a working visit.

According to preliminary data of the permanent representation, there are no Armenian nationals or ethnic Armenians among the victims of Strasbourg incidents.

We recommend to follow the official news of France and refrain from visiting crowded places.

The permanent representation is in touch with the authorities of Strasburg. In case new information emerges, we will  inform immediately”, reads the statement of the Permanent Representation of Armenia to the Council of Europe.