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Death toll in Armenia's March violence rises to 9 after policeman dies of wounds.

 

 

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - The death toll in Armenia's nation's postelection violence in March reached nine Friday after a police officer Tigran Abgaryan died in a hospital, officials said.

Armenian police spokesman Sayat Shirinian said the officer died Friday of gunshot wounds and numerous injuries he received during violent clashes in the Armenian capital on March 1.

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day of clashes between police and demonstrators protesting alleged fraud in the Feb. 19 presidential election also left 265 people injured, 210 of them policemen.

 

The violence _ which culminated in police firing bullets into the air and tear gas to disperse 15,000 opposition demonstrators _ appeared to be Armenia's worst in nearly a decade. The violence was followed by a 20-day state of emergency, banning public gatherings. Scores of opposition activists have been detained.

 

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Մահացել է մարտի 1-ին վիրավորված 2-րդ զինվորականը

 

Այսօր Երեւանի Միքայելյանի անվան հիվանդանոցում մահացել է մարտի 1-¬2-¬ին վիրավորված ոստիկանության զորքերի ծառայող Տիգրան Աբգարյանը: Ըստ "Ազատություն" ռադիոկայանի, այդ մասին տեղեկացրել է հիվանդանոցի փոխտնօրեն Օնիկ Մելքոնյանը: "Նա տեղափոխվել է ծանր վիճակում՝ պարանոցային ողների բեկորային կոտրվածքներով, որոնք առաջացել են հրազենային զենքից արձակած փամփուշտից: Մարտի 2-¬ից մենք պայքարում էինք նրա կյանքի համար, բայց, դժբախտաբար, չհաջողվեց ոչնչով օգնել",¬ - ասաց Օնիկ Մելքոնյանը:

 

http://www.azg.am/AR/news_939

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19-year-old soldier wounded in Yerevan March 1 melee dies in hospital

12.04.2008 13:36 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ 19-year-old soldier Tigran Abgaryan wounded in Yerevan March 1 melee died in hospital. All efforts to save the youth’s life proved fruitless.

 

On March 1 night Tigran Abgaryan was brought to hospital with a gunshot wound and comminuted fractures. His spinal marrow was also affected.

 

The number of killed in mass disorders in Yerevan reached 9.

 

 

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