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| Eight killed in Armenia protests | Eight killed in Armenia protests |
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| Eight people have been killed in clashes in Armenia's capital Yerevan between police and protesters alleging election fraud, police say. | Eight people have been killed in clashes in Armenia's capital Yerevan between police and protesters alleging election fraud, police say. |
| The government has declared a state of emergency and troops and armoured cars are patrolling the centre of Yerevan. | The government has declared a state of emergency and troops and armoured cars are patrolling the centre of Yerevan. |
| TV pictures showed burnt-out cars and smashed shop windows in the city. | TV pictures showed burnt-out cars and smashed shop windows in the city. |
| There have been 11 days of protests over the 19 February presidential vote which gave a convincing win to Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian. | There have been 11 days of protests over the 19 February presidential vote which gave a convincing win to Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian. |
| Outgoing President Robert Kocharian declared the state of emergency late on Saturday after police used tear gas and fired shots in the air to break up a large crowd of opposition demonstrators. | |
| Police spokesman Sayat Shirinian said that eight people were killed and 33 police officers injured in the clashes. | |
| Opposition presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosian has said he was under house arrest but recorded an appeal for his supporters to leave the streets. |