Four policemen injured in clash with protesters near seized police building
20.07.2016,
08:27
Four policemen were injured in a clash with protesters Tuesday night in Yerevan near the police building seized by a group of armed rebels, Nikol Pashinyan, an opposition member of the Armenian National Assembly and the leader of Civil Contract Party, said referring to the information received from the police.
YEREVAN, July 19. /ARKA/. Four policemen were injured in a clash with protesters Tuesday night in Yerevan near the police building seized by a group of armed rebels, Nikol Pashinyan, an opposition member of the Armenian National Assembly and the leader of Civil Contract Party, said referring to the information received from the police.
In his words, a group of citizens tried to enter the territory around the seized police building, but was barred by the police. After the penetration attempt was foiled these people threw stones at the policemen.
The four injured policemen were taken to hospital.
According to the police’s report, there are no injured civilians. The situation remains tens.
Hundreds of people gathered around the seized building. The hostage takers fired some shots in the air.
Hearing the shots and thinking that the police started hostage-release operation, the gathered people tried to break the police cordon.
The police invited journalists to come closer to the building and see that there was no any storm.
An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resign of the president.
According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded.
Later, some hostages were released as a result of intense negotiations.
Two top police officials, deputy police chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan deputy police chief Valeri Osipyan, are among four officers who remain captured. --0----
In his words, a group of citizens tried to enter the territory around the seized police building, but was barred by the police. After the penetration attempt was foiled these people threw stones at the policemen.
The four injured policemen were taken to hospital.
According to the police’s report, there are no injured civilians. The situation remains tens.
Hundreds of people gathered around the seized building. The hostage takers fired some shots in the air.
Hearing the shots and thinking that the police started hostage-release operation, the gathered people tried to break the police cordon.
The police invited journalists to come closer to the building and see that there was no any storm.
An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resign of the president.
According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded.
Later, some hostages were released as a result of intense negotiations.
Two top police officials, deputy police chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan deputy police chief Valeri Osipyan, are among four officers who remain captured. --0----
