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| Tear gas fired, clashes outside police station in Armenian capital as hostage crisis continues | Tear gas fired, clashes outside police station in Armenian capital as hostage crisis continues |
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| Clashes have erupted between protesters and police in the Armenian capital of Yerevan. People erected barricades next to a police station that was hijacked by armed men on July 17 and which is still under their control. | Clashes have erupted between protesters and police in the Armenian capital of Yerevan. People erected barricades next to a police station that was hijacked by armed men on July 17 and which is still under their control. |
| People have been throwing stones at police, while law enforcement officials lobbed stun grenades in return. | |
| Several people were injured during the stand off with police, TASS reported. | |
| There are also “numerous” casualties among police ranks, Armenia’s deputy police chief told Interfax. | |
| Protesters are said to be the supporters of hijackers who are currently inside the police station, News Armenia reported, as cited by Russia’s RBK news outlet. | |
| Police have meanwhile managed to bring the situation under control, TASS reported. The agency cites police as saying that dozens of people were detained following the violence. | |
| A group of armed men seized a police station and hostages in Yerevan on Sunday, killing one law enforcement officer and injuring two others. | |
| The attack was launched to demand the release of Armenian opposition figure Jirayr Sefilyan, who was detained last month after authorities allegedly uncovered a plot to seize several buildings and telecommunication facilities in Yerevan. | |
| Interfax reports that supporters of Sefilyan cordoned off the road next to the occupied police station, carrying banners with pictures of the hijackers. |