42 19.07.16 - Protest action near Erebuni police HQ in Yerevan in support of armed group holding the department: Day 3 Shots heard near seized Yerevan police HQ; officers injured (Updating) July 19, 2016 - 20:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Shots were heard on Tuesday, July 19, near the Yerevan police HQ that a group of armed people seized on Sunday, taking everyone inside hostage. The gunmen are members of the Sasna Tsrer movement. One police officer was killed, and three more were wounded in a shootout that broke as the members of the group hit the gates of the police department with a Ural track. Several captives have been set free so far. The group demand the release of Jirair Sefilian, the founder of the Founding Parliament who was arrested on June 20, as he and a group of people had planned to seize premises and communication facilities, including the Yerevan TV tower. It turned out later that the armed men fired guns into air. A number of people have now gathered near the scene to support the group inside the police premises. One of the protesters claimed to have spoken to a member of the armed group, Varuzhan Avetisyan. The latter said that the gunmen opened fire as they thought the police were attacking civilians. The person assured Avetisyan that no one had assaulted people. The police, meanwhile, cordoned off the area. 10:18 pm: Four policemen sustained injuries. 10:10 pm:Pashinyan who returned from the police premises told reporters that a collision occured between the people and the officers, three of the lawmen were injured as protesters threw stones onto them.
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