 66 17.07.16 - Area adjacent to Erebuni police HQ in Yerevan that a group of armed people seized: Day 1                                                                       Yerevan police: Gunmen's demand impossible  July 17, 2016 - 15:47 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Police Chief of Armenia Hunan Pohosyan told reporters that negotiations are still underway with gunmen who stormed a police HQ in Yerevan and took everyone inside hostage on Sunday, July 17. The gunmen have one demand, i.e. the release of Jirair Sefilian, which, according to Poghosyan, is impossible. A police colonel, Artur Vanoyan was killed, while colonel Aram Hovhannisyan, lieutenant colonel Hrach Khosteghdyan and sub-officer Gagik Mkrtchyan were wounded. Read also:Gunmen take police officers hostage in Yerevan (Updating)  Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |
