34 people injured this nigh in clashes with police near seized building remain in Yerevan hospitals
YEREVAN, July 21. /ARKA/. As many as 34 people injured this nigh in clashes with the police near seized police regiment building remain in Yerevan hospitals, the press office of the Armenian health ministry reported Thursday morning.
Tension around the police regiment building escalated this night when people around the building demanded that the police solve the meal problem of hostage takers inside the building and let Nikol Pashinyan, an opposition MP and the of Civil Contract Party leader, in for passing on meals to the rebels, but received no answer.
The police units cleaned up the territory of protesters and detained dozens of people.
As many as 51 people injured in the clashes, including 28 policemen, received medical services this night.
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----
Tension around the police regiment building escalated this night when people around the building demanded that the police solve the meal problem of hostage takers inside the building and let Nikol Pashinyan, an opposition MP and the of Civil Contract Party leader, in for passing on meals to the rebels, but received no answer.
The police units cleaned up the territory of protesters and detained dozens of people.
As many as 51 people injured in the clashes, including 28 policemen, received medical services this night.
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----