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    EIGHT ARMENIANS DIE IN PROTEST AT "VOTE RIGGING"

    Islamic Republic News Agency
    March 2 2008
    Iran

    Armenia-Election-Deaths

    Eight Armenians died on Sunday in Yerevan, Armenia, when police opened
    fire on demonstrators alleging "vote-rigging" in the presidential
    election held on February 19.

    The government has declared a state of emergency and troops and
    armored vehicles are patrolling the centre of Yerevan.

    There have been 11 days of protests over the February 19 presidential
    vote which gave a convincing win to Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian.

    Outgoing President Robert Kocharian declared the state of emergency
    late on Saturday after police used tear gas and fired shots in the
    air to break up a large crowd of opposition demonstrators.

    Opposition presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosian has said he
    was under house arrest but recorded an appeal for his supporters to
    leave the streets.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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