10 p.m.
At least 36 vehicles are set afire in the main scene of conflict. A few stores are looted. Additional troops are brought to scene but are not deployed.

President reacts by imposing a 20-day state of emergency, calling out the army to quell the violence.


Chaos in pockets of central Yerevan, at least 2 dead

ArmeniaNow has learned from a doctor at Emergency Hospital N3 that at least two people have been killed – one civilian and one policeman – in the melee currently underway in Yerevan.

The day of clashes has turned into a night of widespread violence as law enforcement is clashing with protestors in pockets of unrest in the center of the capital.

Three cars have been set afire outside Yerevan’s popular indoor market “Pak Shuka” while sporadic automatic fire continues to be heard and tracer bullets ripping like fireworks above the sky of downtown Yerevan.

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