Eight killed in Armenian protests – police
Sun Mar 2, 2008 7:55am GMT
YEREVAN, March 2 (Reuters) – Eight people were killed during Armenia’s
violent protests overnight and 33 policemen were injured, police said
on Sunday.
The Armenian government declared a state of emergency after the worst
unrest in a decade, sparked by opposition demonstrations against a
Feb. 19 presidential election that opponents said was rigged.
"The circumstances surrounding the deaths are under a military
investigation. We don’t know if they were policemen or protesters,"
the police said in a statement. (Reporting by Margarita Antidze,
writing by Amie Ferris-Rotman)
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