Armenian Attending NATO Program Is Slain
An Armenian military officer attending a NATO Partnership for Peace program in Budapest was hacked to death with an ax and a knife by an Azerbaijani participant, police said.
The Armenian Defense Ministry identified the suspect as Lt. Ramil Safarov and the victim as Lt. Gurgen Markarian.
The officers were attending an English language course within the framework of the Partnership for Peace program, which is aimed at increasing cooperation between neutral and former Soviet Bloc nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Police said a political motive for the killing was among the possibilities being considered.
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