A group of armed men from an opposition group stormed a district police headquarters in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, early in the morning on July 17, the National Security Service said in a statement.
A group of armed citizens occupied the police station of Erebuni district and kept the policemen as a hostage. The negotiations are in the process.
The statement said the attackers are holding several “hostages” in the police station, adding “negotiations are under way to release them peacefully.”
A group of armed citizens occupied the police station of Erebuni district and kept the policemen as a hostage. The negotiations are in the process.
The opposition group Founding Parliament issued in a statement demanding the release of the group’s leader Zhirayr Sefilian, who was arrested last month on charges of seeking to overthrow the government by force.
A group of armed citizens occupied the police station of Erebuni district and kept the policemen as a hostage. The negotiations are in the process.
Varuzhan Avetisian, a spokesman for the group, has also announced that “they are starting a rebellion” and attemp to “overthrow the government” and “release political prisoners.”
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Police have cordoned off the area.
A group of armed citizens occupied the police station of Erebuni district and kept the policemen as a hostage. The negotiations are in the process.