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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. | People have been throwing stones at police, while law enforcement officials lobbed stun grenades in return. |
| Several protesters 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| According to the latest statement from Armenia’s National Security Service, its special forces are ready to take action, but only when a need for it emerges. | |
| “Special law enforcement units of the Republic of Armenia continue to remain on high alert, but there is no need for their engagement as of yet,” the statement published on the body’s internet site reads. | |
| Interfax reports that supporters of Sefilyan cordoned off the road next to the occupied police station, carrying banners with pictures of the hijackers. | Interfax reports that supporters of Sefilyan cordoned off the road next to the occupied police station, carrying banners with pictures of the hijackers. |