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| Armenia declares emergency rule | Armenia declares emergency rule |
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| A state of emergency has been declared in Armenia's capital on the 11th consecutive day of protests against an allegedly rigged presidential election. | A state of emergency has been declared in Armenia's capital on the 11th consecutive day of protests against an allegedly rigged presidential election. |
| President Robert Kocharyan signed the decree "to prevent a threat to constitutional order". | President Robert Kocharyan signed the decree "to prevent a threat to constitutional order". |
| It came after police fired in the air to disperse demonstrators. Some reports suggest a number of casualties. | |
| Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian won the 19 February vote against opposition challenger Levon Ter-Petrosian. | Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian won the 19 February vote against opposition challenger Levon Ter-Petrosian. |
| Mr Ter-Petrosian says he is under house arrest. | Mr Ter-Petrosian says he is under house arrest. |
| 'Standing firm' | |
| The latest clashes erupted after police cleared Freedom Square of opposition demonstrators who had been camping there since the election. | The latest clashes erupted after police cleared Freedom Square of opposition demonstrators who had been camping there since the election. |
| Regrouping later, they used buses as barricades. Some cars were set on fire. | Regrouping later, they used buses as barricades. Some cars were set on fire. |
| We could see red tracer bullet fire being shot in two directions Alan SafferyWitness Lines of police were deployed to face the protesters. | |
| A witness told Reuters news agency police had fired in the air "to scare us". | A witness told Reuters news agency police had fired in the air "to scare us". |
| "They have fired tear gas. But people are standing firm. There are thousands of people standing here with us." | "They have fired tear gas. But people are standing firm. There are thousands of people standing here with us." |
| Some unconfirmed reports said a number of people had been injured as police fired in the air. It was not clear how the injuries were sustained. | |
| Alan Saffery, a development consultant in Yerevan, heard a lot of gunfire from his home close to Freedom Square. | |
| "After the shooting, we heard a lot of shouting and saw people running from the scene. We could see red tracer bullet fire being shot in two directions," he told the BBC. | |
| Witnesses also spoke of looting in the centre of Yerevan. | |
| The state of emergency is to remain in force until 20 March, the presidential decree says. | |
| The opposition has said it will continue with the protests. | |
| International observers judged the poll in the ex-Soviet Caucasus republic to be generally democratic. | International observers judged the poll in the ex-Soviet Caucasus republic to be generally democratic. |
| Official results gave Mr Sarkisian 53% of the vote, with Mr Ter-Petrosian, a former president, getting 21.5%. | Official results gave Mr Sarkisian 53% of the vote, with Mr Ter-Petrosian, a former president, getting 21.5%. |
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