Armenian president calls emergency meeting to discuss police station attack
17.07.2016,
18:11
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan convened today an emergency meeting with senior law-enforcement officers, the presidential press service said.
YEREVAN, July 17. /ARKA/. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan convened today an emergency meeting with senior law-enforcement officers, the presidential press service said.
It said the president was reported about the situation in the capital city following an armed attack on a police station and about the measures being taken by law enforcement agencies to resolve the situation.
It was pointed out that the law enforcement authorities are in full control of the situation.
An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took multiple officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement.
According to police, one police officerl had been killed and three others injured, and two top police officials, deputy police chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan deputy police chief Valeri Osipyan, were among those being held hostage. Two hostages have reportedly been freed,
Armenia's National Security Service said in a statement that said negotiations were underway for peaceful surrender. -0-
It said the president was reported about the situation in the capital city following an armed attack on a police station and about the measures being taken by law enforcement agencies to resolve the situation.
It was pointed out that the law enforcement authorities are in full control of the situation.
An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took multiple officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement.
According to police, one police officerl had been killed and three others injured, and two top police officials, deputy police chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan deputy police chief Valeri Osipyan, were among those being held hostage. Two hostages have reportedly been freed,
Armenia's National Security Service said in a statement that said negotiations were underway for peaceful surrender. -0-
