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Armenian police detain hundreds amid clashes with protestors

Xinhua, July 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

Armenian police detained 165 people here Saturday following clashes between law-enforcement officers and supporters of an opposition group, the state-run Armenpress news agency reported.

Clashes broke out Friday night, not long after demonstrators changed their marching route to approach the Khorenatsi Street. A group of armed men have been barricaded inside a police station there since July 17, demanding the release of jailed opposition leader Zhirair Sefilian.

Protestors attempted to break through the police line to get closer to the station, but the police used tear gas to disperse the crowd during the scuffle.

There is yet no information about injuries.

The armed group seized the police station in a bid to pressure the government to release Sefilian. They killed one police officer and wounded several others in the attack. They are still holding three medics as hostages. Endi