One policeman killed, two wounded as armed group seizes police station in Armenia
17.07.2016,
14:05
A police officer was killed and two others were wounded as a group of armed men on Sunday morning took over a police station in Armenia’s capital Yerevan along with several hostages, Armenia's National Security Service said in an updated statement.
YEREVAN, July 17. /ARKA/. A police officer was killed and two others were wounded as a group of armed men on Sunday morning took over a police station in Armenia’s capital Yerevan along with several hostages, Armenia's National Security Service said in an updated statement.
"A group of armed men took hostage a limited number of police officers, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilyan. One policeman was killed and two others wounded. Two more were released as a result of special operation carried out by special forces," the statement said.
An opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan, who was let inside the building, said the armed group has taken hostage deputy police chief Vardan Yeghiazaryan, deputy chief of Yerevan police Valeri Osipyan and another eight police officers. According to Pasinyan, there are about 25 people inside the building.
He said police officers were disarmed. One of the attackers was wounded and lost a lot of blood. The attackers allowed a police officer suffering from hypertension to be hospitalized.
Officials said that talks were already underway with the armed group to resolve the hostage situation peacefully.
Zhirair Sefilian is the leader of a radical opposition group called Founding Parliament and a strong critic of Armenian authorities’ handling of the long-running Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.-0-
"A group of armed men took hostage a limited number of police officers, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilyan. One policeman was killed and two others wounded. Two more were released as a result of special operation carried out by special forces," the statement said.
An opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan, who was let inside the building, said the armed group has taken hostage deputy police chief Vardan Yeghiazaryan, deputy chief of Yerevan police Valeri Osipyan and another eight police officers. According to Pasinyan, there are about 25 people inside the building.
He said police officers were disarmed. One of the attackers was wounded and lost a lot of blood. The attackers allowed a police officer suffering from hypertension to be hospitalized.
Officials said that talks were already underway with the armed group to resolve the hostage situation peacefully.
Zhirair Sefilian is the leader of a radical opposition group called Founding Parliament and a strong critic of Armenian authorities’ handling of the long-running Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.-0-
