The armed group of the jailed oppositionist Jirayr Sefilyan that has seized the Police Patrol Service Regiment since July 17 demanding Sefilyan's release and resignation of the president, has disseminated a statement over past night's skirmish with the Police.
According to the group, there was a preliminary agreement with the Police to hand over the wounded member of the group to doctors for his hospitalization. "Pavlik Manukyan accompanied the wounded member of the group and the Police targeted him. Hearing shots, Manukyan's son ran out to help his father, but Police targeted him too. Then two embers of the group Gagik Yeghiazaryan and Aram Hakobyan run towards the wounded with stretchers, but the police arrested them. At present, there is one member of the group with light wounds inside the seized building. He has received the medical aid. The members of the group are in combative mood," the statement reads.
As skirmish occurred in the area of the seized Police Patrol Service Regiment overnight, members of the armed group "Daredevils of Sasoun" Pavel Manukyan and his son Aram were wounded and their lives are in danger. The health condition of the wounded police officer is moderately grave.
After the night skirmish, the armed group "Daredevils of Sasoun' took hostage 4 medical workers that arrived at the scene to provide first aid to the wounded members of the group.