The head of the village, Karen Ghaltakhchyan, said that Pavlik Abazyan, who died in the fire at the military barracks, was from the village of Achajur, Tavush Region.
The head of the village told that Pavlik was going to return home this summer. He was the only son of the family; “He had an elder sister, who has recently got married.”
He said that Pavlik was engaged in karate and he was studying in Yerevan.
His trainers said that he won many international competitions and was not only the best trainee but also one of the best sportsmen in Armenia.
At 01:30, on January 19, fifteen Armenian servicemen died, and three more were critically injured in a blaze blamed on soldiers trying to light a fire with petrol.
