265 Injured In Yerevan Riots

265 INJURED IN YEREVAN RIOTS

Noyan Tapan
April 2, 2008

YEREVAN, April 2. /ARKA/. 265 people 210 policemen and 55 civilians,
received bodily injuries of different severity as a result of the
Yerevan riots on March 1-2.

The press service of the Ra Prosecutor General’s Office reports
that 134 out of the 210 policemen and servicemen received gunshot
and shrapnel wounds, ten of them were poisoned with gas and six
received bruises.

Fifteen out of the 55 injured civilians received shrapnel and gunshot
wounds, and five of them disappeared immediately after receiving first
medical aid. In tote, fourteen of the injured civilians escaped from
medical institutions immediately after receiving medical aid.

The Special Investigation Service took all necessary measures to
identify the injured people.