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THOUSANDS OPPOSITION PROTESTERS RALLY IN ARMENIA
Associated Press Worldstream
March 1, 2010 Monday 5:56 PM GMT
Several thousand opposition supporters have rallied in the Armenian
capital to honor victims of postelection violence two years ago.
On March 1, 2008, police broke up a protest challenging the outcome
of the ex-Soviet nation's presidential election. The clashes left
10 people dead and more than 250 wounded. Authorities claimed the
protesters shot at police. The opposition denied the claim.
The organizers of Monday's rally said about 6,000 people participated.
Police put the number at 3,000.
Levon Zurabian of the Armenian National Congress and other opposition
activists predicted that political tensions will rise as an increasing
number of Armenians protest the government's economic course, as well
as an agreement with neighboring Turkey.
Associated Press Worldstream
March 1, 2010 Monday 5:56 PM GMT
Several thousand opposition supporters have rallied in the Armenian
capital to honor victims of postelection violence two years ago.
On March 1, 2008, police broke up a protest challenging the outcome
of the ex-Soviet nation's presidential election. The clashes left
10 people dead and more than 250 wounded. Authorities claimed the
protesters shot at police. The opposition denied the claim.
The organizers of Monday's rally said about 6,000 people participated.
Police put the number at 3,000.
Levon Zurabian of the Armenian National Congress and other opposition
activists predicted that political tensions will rise as an increasing
number of Armenians protest the government's economic course, as well
as an agreement with neighboring Turkey.