TEHRAN: Eight Armenians Die In Protest At "Vote Rigging"

EIGHT ARMENIANS DIE IN PROTEST AT "VOTE RIGGING"

Islamic Republic News Agency
March 2 2008
Iran

Armenia-Election-Deaths

Eight Armenians died on Sunday in Yerevan, Armenia, when police opened
fire on demonstrators alleging "vote-rigging" in the presidential
election held on February 19.

The government has declared a state of emergency and troops and
armored vehicles are patrolling the centre of Yerevan.

There have been 11 days of protests over the February 19 presidential
vote which gave a convincing win to Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian.

Outgoing President Robert Kocharian declared the state of emergency
late on Saturday after police used tear gas and fired shots in the
air to break up a large crowd of opposition demonstrators.

Opposition presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosian has said he
was under house arrest but recorded an appeal for his supporters to
leave the streets.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS