March 1 events victims remembered at ANC rally

 March 1, 2012 - 18:24 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Several thousand demonstrators have gathered for Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc rally in Yerevan's Liberty square.

Greeting rally participants, Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper editor-in-chief Nikol Pashinyan proposed to remember the victims of tragic events of March 1, 2008 with applause for their sacrifice rather than a minute of silence.

From February 20, 2008, the Armenian opposition led by first president Levon Ter-Petrossian, who ran for presidency in 2008, but was not elected, held rallies in the central part of Yerevan, protesting against the election results.

The protest actions resulted in unrest and clashes between the police and rally participants on March 1-2. According to the Office of RA Prosecutor General, around 200 people were injured, 10 people were killed, and over 100 people were arrested.