Two wounded Sasna Tsrer members in stable condition
26.07.2016,
15:58
Two men from the group that seized the police regiment territory in Yerevan on July 17 who were wounded the past night are in stable condition, Anahit Aytyan, the Armenian health ministry spokesperson, told Novosti-Armenia.
YEREVAN, July 26. /ARKA/. Two men from the group that seized the police regiment territory in Yerevan on July 17 who were wounded the past night are in stable condition, Anahit Aytyan, the Armenian health ministry spokesperson, told Novosti-Armenia.
She is quoted by the news agency as saying that the wounded men under have undergone surgery in Erebuni Medical Center and are under intensive care now.
Both were wounded the past night. According to the police’s report, a police car in the seized territory started moving toward the police cordon.
In their words, the car came close to the cordon and the police fired at the car’s engine to stop the car and prevent a real threat from the armed people.
The car lied on one side and shots were fired from it. After that the police fired at wheels. Shots were fired from the car in response, but the police didn’t fire again.
As a result, two of the three men in the car were wounded in their legs and the car withdrew.
The police called an ambulance car offering to take the wounded men to hospital. The insurgents responded with consent.
A police regiment territory was attacked and seized on July 17 by Sasna Tsrer, a group of armed insurgents. They took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resignation of the president.
According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded in the assault.
Two top police officials, Armenian Deputy Police Chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Valeri Osipyan, were among the captured officers.
Hundreds of people gathered around the building to bar the law enforcement units from storming the building and to prevent а bloody outcome. The police units cleaned up the territory of demonstrators Wednesday night and detained dozens of people.
As many as 51 people injured in the clashes, including 28 policemen, received medical services that night. On the next day people gathered again.
All the hostages have gradually been released by the rebels.
On Monday, thousands of people in Yerevan took to the streets and marched demanding the release of Zhirair Sefilian and the resignation of the president. --0----
She is quoted by the news agency as saying that the wounded men under have undergone surgery in Erebuni Medical Center and are under intensive care now.
Both were wounded the past night. According to the police’s report, a police car in the seized territory started moving toward the police cordon.
In their words, the car came close to the cordon and the police fired at the car’s engine to stop the car and prevent a real threat from the armed people.
The car lied on one side and shots were fired from it. After that the police fired at wheels. Shots were fired from the car in response, but the police didn’t fire again.
As a result, two of the three men in the car were wounded in their legs and the car withdrew.
The police called an ambulance car offering to take the wounded men to hospital. The insurgents responded with consent.
A police regiment territory was attacked and seized on July 17 by Sasna Tsrer, a group of armed insurgents. They took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resignation of the president.
According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded in the assault.
Two top police officials, Armenian Deputy Police Chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Valeri Osipyan, were among the captured officers.
Hundreds of people gathered around the building to bar the law enforcement units from storming the building and to prevent а bloody outcome. The police units cleaned up the territory of demonstrators Wednesday night and detained dozens of people.
As many as 51 people injured in the clashes, including 28 policemen, received medical services that night. On the next day people gathered again.
All the hostages have gradually been released by the rebels.
On Monday, thousands of people in Yerevan took to the streets and marched demanding the release of Zhirair Sefilian and the resignation of the president. --0----
