2016 Yerevan hostage crisis
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2016-yerevan-hostage-crisis-230-1117599
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2016 Yerevan hostage crisis
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On 17 July 2016, a group of armed men calling themselves the Daredevils of Sasun stormed a police station in Yerevan, Armenia and took nine hostages. They demanded the release of opposition leader Jirair Sefilian and the resignation of President Serzh Sargsyan. The group began a standoff with government forces, with growing crowds of protesters joining the calls for the resignation of the president. Two policemen were killed during the standoff and dozens were wounded; one policeman died of his
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Yerevan_hostage_crisis
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2016-07-26T21:55:04Z
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2024-09-15T16:05:12Z
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