BARRICADES AT THE CENTER OF YEREVAN
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| 15:01:17 | 02-09-2005 | Social |
One of the central streets of Yerevan – the Buzand street near
the Republic square, has been “decorated” with barricades since
yesterday. They were built along the street at a distance of several
meters from one another. It is noteworthy that the raw material for
the barricades was the ruins of the houses leveled to earth “for
state needs”.
“Maybe the objection of the Buzand street residents will bring the
people to their senses so that they will fight for their pride and
their property”, says Sedrak Baghdasaryan, resident of the Buzand
street.
Besides the barricades, one can see chairs and sofas in the streets,
with whole families on them. “We took them out of the houses ourselves,
as we know that on Monday they will come and ruin everything”, says
Sedrak Baghdasaryan.
There is another scene in Buzand 23. Near the ruins a chair is
standing on which 65-year old Angela Mouradyan is sitting. She is
looking steadily at the ruins. She lived in that house for 40 years.
Yesterday, when the house was being destroyed before her eyes, she
tried to resist. As a result of it, she got several injuries on her
hands and legs.
By the way, despite yesterday’s hard rain, the family spent the night
outdoors. They also claim that the electric equipment of their house
has disappeared. They do not know where they can find it.