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TWENTY PEOPLE DETAINED AFTER CLASHES WITH POLICE IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN, November 5. / ARKA /. Twenty supporters of Shant Harutyunyan,
the leader of Tseghakron small party, who tried to hold an unauthorized
march on Mashtots Avenue in downtown Yerevan, were taken to the police
station after clashes with law enforcement officers, the police said
in a statement.
The police said armed with batons Harutyunyan's supporters refused
to obey their order not to disturb the public order. In response
the demonstrators threw makeshift firecrackers on the ground. The
clash involved several hundreds demonstrators and one hundred
police officers. According to some reports, five police officers
were hospitalized.
"The police managed to restore order and clean the street,' the police
said. The police reminded that for several days Shant Harutyunyan
came out with statements in Liberty Square calling for violence.
"Law enforcement officers repeatedly told him to stop thoughtless
behavior and calls for unlawful action. Today, police called
on Harutyunyan and his supporters to refrain from unlawful acts,
however, they refused to obey the lawful demands of the police,
"the statement said. -0-
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YEREVAN, November 5. / ARKA /. Twenty supporters of Shant Harutyunyan,
the leader of Tseghakron small party, who tried to hold an unauthorized
march on Mashtots Avenue in downtown Yerevan, were taken to the police
station after clashes with law enforcement officers, the police said
in a statement.
The police said armed with batons Harutyunyan's supporters refused
to obey their order not to disturb the public order. In response
the demonstrators threw makeshift firecrackers on the ground. The
clash involved several hundreds demonstrators and one hundred
police officers. According to some reports, five police officers
were hospitalized.
"The police managed to restore order and clean the street,' the police
said. The police reminded that for several days Shant Harutyunyan
came out with statements in Liberty Square calling for violence.
"Law enforcement officers repeatedly told him to stop thoughtless
behavior and calls for unlawful action. Today, police called
on Harutyunyan and his supporters to refrain from unlawful acts,
however, they refused to obey the lawful demands of the police,
"the statement said. -0-
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/politics/twenty_people_detained_after_clashes_with_police_i n_yerevan/#sthash.tAecHc4e.dpuf