The armed group, which has been almost a week keeps the police in Yerevan, on Saturday, July 23, freed two hostages and police. About it Interfax said a source in law enforcement bodies.
“As a result of lengthy negotiations, two people released,” — said the Agency interlocutor.
One of the members of the group Varuzhan Avetisyan told journalists earlier that after the meeting with the Director of the national security Service George Cucoana and a member of Parliament of Karabakh Vitaly Balasanyan, an agreement was reached to create in the occupied territory of the press center.
In return, the invaders promised to release the Deputy head of the Armenian police major-General Vardan Yeghiazaryan and the Deputy chief of Yerevan police, Colonel Valery Osipyan.
[rushincrash.com]
23/7/16
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“As a result of lengthy negotiations, two people released,” — said the Agency interlocutor.
One of the members of the group Varuzhan Avetisyan told journalists earlier that after the meeting with the Director of the national security Service George Cucoana and a member of Parliament of Karabakh Vitaly Balasanyan, an agreement was reached to create in the occupied territory of the press center.
In return, the invaders promised to release the Deputy head of the Armenian police major-General Vardan Yeghiazaryan and the Deputy chief of Yerevan police, Colonel Valery Osipyan.
[rushincrash.com]
23/7/16
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Two remaining hostages were released in Armenia’s capital city Yerevan, a source at the republic’s law enforcement authorities told TASS on Saturday...
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Earlier on Saturday, the Armenian opposition’s Gala TV channel said two young policemen had been released. "The group is releasing two hostages as a good-will gesture," the television channel said.
Attack on police regiment and attackers’ demands
On July 17, according to the local police, about 30 radical opposition supporters riding a Kraz truck rammed into the gates of the Armenian patrol and inspection police regiment in and burst into the regiment’s territory. As a result of the shootout, the injured were reported on both sides.
The armed persons took hostage both the patrol and inspection police personnel and police officials who had arrived at the scene for negotiations. The insurgents were demanding that the authorities released Sefilyan who was arrested in June on suspicion of organizing an armed group that had been preparing a seizure of the Yerevan TV Center and other important facilities. For several days, the opposition continues rallies near the seized police station warning the authorities against use of force to liberate hostages and arrest the armed group.
[tass.ru]
23.7.16