Deputy Police Chief of Armenia Hunan Pohosyan told reporters that negotiations are still underway with gunmen who stormed a police HQ in Yerevan and took everyone inside hostage on Sunday, July 17.

The gunmen have one demand, i.e. the release of Jirair Sefilian, which, according to Poghosyan, is impossible.

A police colonel, Artur Vanoyan was killed, while colonel Aram Hovhannisyan, lieutenant colonel Hrach Khosteghdyan and sub-officer Gagik Mkrtchyan were wounded.

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