Armed group which seized police building in Yerevan opens fire, kills policeman
An armed group which seized a police building in Armenian capital has opened fire and killed one policeman, the press service of Armenian police said, Sputnik reported.
Earlier on Saturday, the Armenian National Security Service demanded that members of an armed group that captured the police station in Yerevan must surrender until 5:00 p.m. local time.
"We offer members of the armed group to lay down arms and to surrender to authorities without resistance at 5:00 p.m.. Otherwise special police units are empowered to open fire and to neutralize every armed man at the police station as well as outside it," the statement said.
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