A police officer was fatally shot in the head
A policeman was killed in the shooting, which was opened by an armed group that seized the regiment of the patrol service of police in Yerevan, said the head of the press service of the Armenian police Ashot Aharonyan.
“A few minutes ago from the PPS regiment were fired. Killing an employee of the police troops of the Jura Taansen, born in 1986, who was in the car at a distance of 350-400 meters”, – quotes its words of RIA “news”.
According to him, the sniper shot, reports TASS.
“The policeman was fatally wounded in the head, said police. – Without a father left three young children.”
Taansen – the second policeman, who was killed July 17 in the capture of the PPS regiment of the armed group. The first was Colonel Arthur Vanoyan, who was killed during the seizure of the police building.
On Saturday, the national security Service of Armenia gave the invaders an ultimatum, saying that the group should surrender (17.00 local time).
On the territory of the PPS regiment continue to be two medics ambulance doctor Norayr Tevanyan and nurse Raspberry Margaryan.
We will remind, on July 17 a group of armed men seized the building of the police station in the Erebuni district on the outskirts of Yerevan, demanding the release of detained party of the Karabakh conflict, the leader of the radical opposition salvation Front of public in Armenia Zhirayr Sefilyan, who is accused of illegal acquisition and possession of weapons.
