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
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