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Charges brought to Varuzhan Avetisyan and five other members of Sasna Dzrer Group

Six members of Sasna Dzrer Group that seized Erebuni police regiment compound in Yerevan on July 17 will stay in pretrial detention for two months in accordance with a court decision, according to Radio Liberty.

03.08.2016, 12:31

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Insurgents surrender leaving police regiment compound in Yerevan

Armenia’s national security service reported Sunday night that the police-gunmen standoff in Yerevan was over and the men who seized the police regiment compound two weeks ago surrendered to the police putting down their guns and leaving the seized area.

01.08.2016, 12:33

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Araik Khandoyan wounded, insurgents on alert expecting assault

Araik Khandoyan (Lone Wolf alias), a member of Sasna Dzrer Group, which seized the police regiment compound in Yerevan on July 17, was wounded today in his leg, Varuzhan Avetisyan, his fellow group member, told 1in.am media resource.

29.07.2016, 18:25

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Kostanyan finds unconditional surrender of revolted men the only peaceful way out of standoff in Yerevan

Gevorg Kostanyan, Armenian prosecutor general, thinks that the only way to avoid bloodshed in the seized police regiment territory in Yerevan is a voluntary surrender of the men who seized it.

29.07.2016, 14:14

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Members of armed group may avoid conviction on two offenses – Armenian prosecutor general

The members of the armed group that seized a police regiment’s territory in Yerevan may avoid conviction on two offenses – the seizure of buildings and the hostage-taking, Gevorg Kostanyan, Armenian prosecutor general, said Thursday in an interview with Shant TV Channel.

29.07.2016, 13:50

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Armenian health ministry releases updated information about wounded people in hospitals

As many as 11 people who have been wounded in incidents in the territory of the seized police regiment in Yerevan remain in hospitals, the press office of the Armenian health ministry reported Thursday morning.

28.07.2016, 13:05

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Sasna Tsrer group tells how Pavel Manukyan was wounded

Sasna Tsrer, the group of armed men who seized the police regiment territory in Yerevan on July 17, told on their Facebook page what happened this night in the territory referring to Armenak Kyureghyan, the father of Kyureghyan brothers, members of Sasna Tsrer.

27.07.2016, 15:16

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Leader of Sasna Tsrer insurgents wounded in his leg

Pavel Manukyan, one of the revolted Sasna Tsrer group leaders, and his son Aram were wounded in their legs this night in the territory of the seized police regiment in Yerevan, Novosti-Armenia reports referring to the information released by the police.

27.07.2016, 11:23

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Police department warns people against gathering near seized regiment territory

Armenia’s police department is warning people against gathering on Yerevan’s Khorenatsi Street in the immediate vicinity of the seized police regiment territory saying otherwise they put their lives at risk.

26.07.2016, 17:12

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Two wounded Sasna Tsrer members in stable condition

Two men from the group that seized the police regiment territory in Yerevan on July 17 who were wounded the past night are in stable condition, Anahit Aytyan, the Armenian health ministry spokesperson, told Novosti-Armenia.

26.07.2016, 15:58

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Two members of Sasna Tsrer group wounded

Armenia’s police department has released a statement in connection with the Monday night incident in the territory of the police regiment seized by a group of armed insurgents in Yerevan.

26.07.2016, 13:36