Hovik Abrahamyan: authorities to make every effort to find ways out of hostage crisis in Yerevan
21.07.2016,
11:55
Hovik Abrahamyan, Armenia’s prime minister, said Thursday as met with ministers at a routine Cabinet session that the hostage standoff and relating developments in Yerevan cause concern.
YEREVAN, July 21. /ARKA/. Hovik Abrahamyan, Armenia’s prime minister, said Thursday as met with ministers at a routine Cabinet session that the hostage standoff and relating developments in Yerevan cause concern.
In his words, the authorities will make every effort to settle the matter.
He expressed condolences to the family and friends of Arthur Vanoyan, the colonel killed in the Sunday attack.
He finds it unacceptable what happened in the police regiment on Sunday. In his opinion, it is impossible to reach real changes by using violence.
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 in the assault.
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.
Hundreds of people gathered around the building to bar the law enforcement units from storming the building and to prevent а bloody outcome. --0----
In his words, the authorities will make every effort to settle the matter.
He expressed condolences to the family and friends of Arthur Vanoyan, the colonel killed in the Sunday attack.
He finds it unacceptable what happened in the police regiment on Sunday. In his opinion, it is impossible to reach real changes by using violence.
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 in the assault.
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.
Hundreds of people gathered around the building to bar the law enforcement units from storming the building and to prevent а bloody outcome. --0----
