Armenian police station siege ends

Armed men who seized a police station in Armenian capital Yerevan surrendered to the authorities yesterday after a two-week stand-off, the country’s National Security Service said.

Armenian police station siege ends

“The anti-terrorist operation is over,” the service said in a statement, adding that the authorities had “forced the members of the armed group to lay down their arms”.

“Twenty terrorists have been taken prisoner,” the police said.

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