30 Jul 2016 20:30

Opposition staging rally in Yerevan

YEREVAN. July 30 (Interfax) - The opposition started to rally in Freedom Square in central Yerevan on Saturday evening, an Interfax correspondent said.

Speakers at the rally are once again calling on the authorities to resign and settle peacefully the situation around the precinct occupied by a group of gunmen.

An opposition rally and procession erupted into clashes with police forces late on Thursday.

Meanwhile, street lighting was switched off in the besieged territory of the police regiment and sounds of gunshots and pops are from to time heard coming from the area.