What happened is a step against Armenians: ABC media learns new details about attack on Armenian sports club in Beirut

ABC media has obtained new details regarding the shooting that occurred near one of the Armenian sports clubs in Lebanon.

According to Tigran Mihranian, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Hunchakian Party in Lebanon, Armenian young people were gathered near the Hunchakian Physical Education Club when two strangers approached them.

“Passing by the door, they asked why the young people were looking at them, but the Armenian boys did not respond. Then they approached, and one of the individuals opened fire toward the young people,” Mihranian said.

He noted that they have contacted law enforcement, and a criminal case has already been initiated.

“Analyzing what happened, we can say that the incident, occurring in April—in the run-up to the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide—is not a coincidence, but a step against the Armenian people,” Mihranian told ABC media.

He added that the attackers’ faces were covered, and it is unknown what nationality they represent.

“It was not a coincidence, and it was clearly an attempt to instigate community or intra-community issues against the Armenian people. Let’s wait, and time will reveal the cause,” Mihranian noted.