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    Protestors attacked themselves! - Armenian Police says

    2008-03-01 12:57:00

    ArmInfo. Armenian Police made a statement on breaking up of protestors
    from the Liberty Square. The head of press-service of the Police
    Sayat Shirinyan presented the statement.

    'After the presidential election on 19 February Levon Ter-Petrosyan
    and his team started a sit-down strike at the Opera House Square. They
    were holding daily rallies and processions to destabilize the situation
    in the capital city. Provoking calls and statements sounded at the
    rallies. Despite many times warning of the police that such actions
    are illegal protestors continued breaking public order and threatening
    security of the society. We received an real-time information on 29
    February that big number of weapon, grenades, explosives, metal rods
    and batons will be delivered to the participants in the rally. We
    received the information that provocative actions and mass disorder
    will happen in the capital city on 1 March.

    Similar real-time information was given to National Security Service.

    Policemen called up protestors to give them an opportunity to search
    the square, confiscate weapon and not to allow destabilizing of
    the situation.

    As a respond policemen were suddenly attacked. Participants in the
    rally started throwing stones, wood pieces, metal rods and bottles
    with explosive mixture at policemen. Calls of forceful overthrowing
    of power and insulting policemen sounded. Aggression of protestors was
    growing. Stemming from unpredictability of the situation and the nature
    of violation the real-time decision was adopted to take measures within
    the frames of the law. The lawbreakers started showing resistance
    by means of batons and metal rods. As a result of clash there are
    injured policemen, which were taken to the hospital. Organizers
    and participants in the rally were detained and taken to the
    police. There are arrested as well. Several organizers are in the
    wanted list. Investigation is underway. Search is being hold within the
    frames of the initiated criminal case',- the statement says. Then the
    list of the found over the search weapon is presented. To note, answers
    of the head of press-service of the Armenian Police Sayt Shirinyan to
    journalists' questions were under the slogan "there is no information
    yet" and "the information is being specified". Shirinyan disproved
    the information about using of the tear-gas and water jet cannons,
    but he did not rule out using of electric jolt. He does not know how
    many peopled were injured from the policemen and protestors. He said
    that about 20 people were arrested, there is no specific information.

    To note, listing of the weapon arsenal found at Liberty Square caused
    a light fun of the people present in the press-conference hall, taking
    into consideration the number of weapon which is often confiscated
    from criminal leaders and their friends.
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