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ARMENIA DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY OVER PROTESTS
Japan Economic Newswire
March 2, 2008 Sunday 1:39 AM GMT
Armenian President Robert Kocharian declared a 20-day state of
emergency Saturday as pitched battles continued in the capital Yerevan
between opposition supporters and police in the wake of the Feb. 19
presidential election, Russian media reported.
Reports by Interfax news agency and other news organizations said
several thousand protesters clashed with police, who used tear gas
to disperse them.
Opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan, under house arrest, told his
supporters to go home until the state of emergency is lifted March 20.
The report said one person was killed and more than 30 others injured
in the Yerevan clashes.
Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian beat Ter-Petrosian in the election in
the former Soviet republic but the protesters said the vote was rigged.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Japan Economic Newswire
March 2, 2008 Sunday 1:39 AM GMT
Armenian President Robert Kocharian declared a 20-day state of
emergency Saturday as pitched battles continued in the capital Yerevan
between opposition supporters and police in the wake of the Feb. 19
presidential election, Russian media reported.
Reports by Interfax news agency and other news organizations said
several thousand protesters clashed with police, who used tear gas
to disperse them.
Opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan, under house arrest, told his
supporters to go home until the state of emergency is lifted March 20.
The report said one person was killed and more than 30 others injured
in the Yerevan clashes.
Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian beat Ter-Petrosian in the election in
the former Soviet republic but the protesters said the vote was rigged.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress