Yerevan: gunmen refute taking doctors hostage July 27, 2016 - 14:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the Founding Parliament Alec Yenikomshian said on Wednesday, July 26 that the information on taking doctors hostage by the armed group in the seized police department is completely false. The group are members of the Sasna Tsrer movement. One police officer was killed, and several more were wounded in a shootout that broke as the members of the group hit the gates of the police department with a track. All the captives have been set free. The group demand the release of Jirair Sefilian, the founder of the Founding Parliament who was arrested on June 20, as he and a group of people had allegedly planned to seize premises and communication facilities, including the Yerevan TV tower. They also demand the resignation of President Serzh Sargsyan and the creation of a transitional government. "The guys just want the creation of shifts for doctors inside the patrol regiment,” Yenikomshian said. “Once another batch of doctors comes, those inside the unit are free to go. No one is holding the paramedics by the use of coercion.” Police spokesman Ashot Aharonyan said earlier that the gunmen have taken several doctors hostage. Yenikomshian also said that Sefilian has expressed a wish to meet with the armed group to discuss possible solutions of the situation. Also, he said, Sefilian wants and demands that a meeting with President Serzh Sargsyan be organized following the one with Sasna Tsrer. Read also:4 paramedics taken hostage by Yerevan gunmen inside police HQ Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |