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60 Injured in Protester Dispersion at Yerevan’s Captured Police Station

60 Injured in Protester Dispersion at Yerevan’s Captured Police Station
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The number of people hospitalized after the dispersion of protesters near a captured police building in the country's capital has gone up to 60, press secretary of Armenia's Ministry of Health, Anahit Aytayan, said.

60 Injured in Protester Dispersion at Yerevan’s Captured Police Station

On July 17, an armed group took several police officers hostage at the traffic police station in the Erebuni district of Yerevan. During the attack a policeman was killed and six more people were injured, including five police officers.

Since then the group released hostages, but captured ambulance staff, who came to the station to assist the wounded.

On July 20, the group's supporters clashed with police. Following the clashes, 51 people, including 29 policemen were injured, while police detained 136 people.

On Friday, police started dispersing protesters near the captured police building in Yerevan. The protesters supporting the armed group that had seized the police building had reportedly marched across the city to the Horenaci Street cordoned off by police forces.

Police officers used flash bangs against the protesters and started detaining people near the Horenaci Street, later forcing the demonstrators to retreat to the Saritagh neighborhood.

The armed group continues to occupy the seized police building demanding the release of Jirair Sefilian, an opposition politician and founder of the New Armenia Public Salvation Front.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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