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    Protesters in Liberty Square dispersed

    2008-03-01 08:49:00

    ArmInfo. Armenian Special Services officers dispersed the opposition
    rally led by the first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan earlier
    in the morning on March 1. ArmInfo correspondent on the spot reports
    that Special Services troops have surrounded the Liberty Square. The
    traffic in the city center is blocked. Journalists are not allowed to
    the Liberty Square. Law- enforcers are currently removing the tents of
    the protesters from the square. Witnesses say police applied batons,
    electric jolts and other special means. All this resulted in mess in
    the square. By unofficial data, hundreds of people were harmed. It is
    noteworthy that approximately at 7:00am Levon Ter-Petrosyan informed
    the protesters of the possible dispersal and urged them not to panic,
    stay in the place and do not conflict with the police. After the
    dispersal, the ex-president was let. The ex-president demanded the
    police a relevant order for the dispersal of demonstration. He is
    still in the square. A large group of people is near the square area
    and protests against the actions of law-enforcers.

    The action of protest lasted 10 days from February 20. President
    of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, the Police and the Municipality had
    repeatedly warned the protesters that their action is illegal and
    application of force is possible. However, protesters ignored these
    warnings.
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