National Security Service says law enforcement agencies doing everything to avoid bloodshed
19.07.2016,
18:28
Armenia’s National Security Service issued a statement saying that law enforcement agencies are doing whatever is possible to avoid bloodshed.
YERЕVAN, July 19. /ARKA/. Armenia’s National Security Service issued a statement saying that law enforcement agencies are doing whatever is possible to avoid bloodshed.
“At the moment, representatives of law enforcement agencies are intensively negotiating with members of the armed group to persuade them to surrender to the authorities without performance of special measures and release of hostages,” the National Security Service says in its statement.
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 the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded. Two top police officials, deputy police chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan deputy police chief Valeri Osipyan, were among those being held hostage. ---0----
“At the moment, representatives of law enforcement agencies are intensively negotiating with members of the armed group to persuade them to surrender to the authorities without performance of special measures and release of hostages,” the National Security Service says in its statement.
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 the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded. Two top police officials, deputy police chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan deputy police chief Valeri Osipyan, were among those being held hostage. ---0----
