Armenian Protesters Clash With Riot Police Amid Hostage Crisis

A tense standoff between riot police and armed supporters of an imprisoned politician continued Saturday in the Armenian capital, Yerevan. Three gunmen, who have barricaded themselves inside a police station for about two weeks, were wounded Friday in an exchange of gunfire with police. Authorities said that the gunmen shot first and the wounded inside the station were being treated by three members of an ambulance crew who were being held hostage. Riot police used truncheons, stun...

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