One police was killed and two were injured as a result of capture of a group of armed men of the building of police and internal troops in Yerevan, AzVision.az reports citing the Russian Media.
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12:50
People are being evacuated from the buildings nearby the seized police headquarters where the attackers are keeping hostages, AzVision.az reports citing the Russian Media.
All entrances to the captured police headquarters have been cordoned off.
An armed group has seized the headquarters of the police and interior troops in Erebuni, Yerevan, demanding the release of coordinator of the opposition Armenian civil initiative ‘Founding Parliament’ Zhirayr Sefilyan. He was arrested for illegally purchasing and storing weapons.
The attackers have taken hostages, said the statement from Armenia’s National Security Service.
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12:07
An armed group captured a police regiment in Yerevan on July 17 in the morning and demanded the resignation of Armenian authorities, press service of the country’s police said, AzVision.az reports citing the Russian Media.
However, there is no official information.
Several people were injured as a result of the incident, according to the law enforcement bodies.
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11;55
One person was killed and several were injured as a result of capture of a group of armed men of the building of police and internal troops in Yerevan, AzVision.az reports citing the Armenian Media.
The group of armed men seized the building of police and internal troops in Yerevan, demanding the release of arrested of the coordinator of the opposition Armenian civil initiative ‘Founding Parliament’ Zhirayr Sefilyan, Interfax reported.
Sefilyan was arrested June 20 for possession of weapons.
People being evacuated from buildings near seized police HQ in Yerevan - UPDATED, VIDEO
17 July 2016
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