Scores injured amid Armenia police station hostage situation
Around 45 people have been injured as clashes break out in the Armenian capital Yerevan between police and protesters outside a police station that was seized by armed men over the weekend.
According to the Armenian Health Ministry, 25 of those injured on Wednesday are police officers and 18 of the total casualties are in a critical condition.
Police were forced to use stun grenades to disperse the stone-throwing crowds, who had built barricades around the station. Dozens of people have also been arrested for inciting violence.
The protesters are reported to be supporters of those who are holed up in the police station.
“Special law enforcement units of the Republic of Armenia continue to remain on high alert, but there is no need for their engagement as of yet,” read the National Security Service's latest statement.
Similar protests have been held around the station over the last few days.
Over a dozen armed men affiliated with an opposition group attacked the police building in Yerevan at dawn on Sunday, killing one police officer and wounding a number of others. Five others are still held as hostages at the police station.
The hostage-takers are calling for the release of opposition leader Zhirair Sefilyan. They also want the government to step down.
Sefilyan was arrested last month over alleged possession of firearms. The opposition leader had been accused in the past of plotting a violent overthrow of the government.
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