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    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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