MORE SCUFFLES ARE EXPECTED

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[09:40 pm] 10 May, 2007

Today RoA Police Service informed that yesterday’s riot organized by
Republic and New Times parties and "Impeachment" Alliance turned into
an illegal rally in the result of the organizers’ provocative actions
and appeals. According to the police report, the participants of the
rally walked along Mashtots and Sayat Nova avenues and Nalbandyan
Street violating civil order, showing disrespect towards the society,
violating the constitutional right of free transposition.

Police officials said that suchlike instigative actions initiated by
the parties had happened during the previous riots too. "However as
promised in their previous meeting, they brought to life their surprise
for May 9", the police report states. "In Nalbandyan street Nikol
Pashinyan together with a group of people forced their way through
the chain of police officers in the direction of the main entrance
of the National Security Service building causing a disorder in the
consequence of which three policemen had been injured and hospitalized.

"Taking into account the unprecedented nature of the created situation
the police took security measures.

Two participants who were more actively trying to destabilize the
situation had been taken to Yerevan Police Department and later were
set free after identification", states the police report.

RoA Police announces that the situation in the country is under
control and law enforcement bodies do their best to maintain the
constitutional rights of citizens and civil order.