March 1, 2008 - 12:11 AMT
Police disperse demonstrators at French Embassy
The Police dispersed the opposition at the French Embassy in Yerevan.

Earlier, a group of demonstrators gathered at the Embassy after dispersal of the rally in Liberty Square. In response to police's urgent requests to abandon the site, they said "no one will dare to beat them before the eyes of Embassy employees" and shouted "Levon" and "Unity."

The Embassy is cordoned by the Police, traffic is blocked.

One of the demonstrators, who lost consciousness, was taken to hospital.

The oppositionists put up resistance to the police operation that started at 6.20 a.m. and then were forced to scatter. Presently, Liberty Square is surrounded by policemen.