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    Eight people killed in night riots in Yerevan - ministry

    02.03.2008, 12.39

    YEREVAN, March 2 (Itar-Tass) - According to the Armenian Healthcare
    Ministry, eight people were killed in mass riots in the capital of
    Armenia, Yerevan, last night. The General Prosecutor's Office is
    looking into the circumstances of these deaths.

    Thirty-three policemen were hospitalised. Eleven of them received
    fragmentation wounds, while 13 - different injuries. Eight suffered
    from gas poisoning.

    According to police "from time to time, big and small bandit groups
    broke away from the crowd of 7,000 protesters. They set on fire over
    20 vehicles, including ambulances".

    Police have urged people "to exercise vigilance and restraint,
    implicitly obey demands of the state of emergency, contribute to law
    enforcement agencies in liquidating the aftermath of mass riots".

    President Robert Kocharyan declared the state of emergency on Saturday
    night, following a day of clashed between police and demonstrators
    demanding to invalidate the results of the February 19 presidential
    election.
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