Riots in Yerevan. Protesters and Police Hurt.
Riots in Yerevan. Protesters and police hurt. Grigor Lusavorich street blocked by riot forces. People are carrying metal sticks, bottles filled with burning substance - to be used as hand granades. Busses and other means of transportation have been used to create barricades, blocking all entries to the Grigor Lusavorich street.
Walking on Lusavorich street feels like in war - police are firing in the air. Organized groups of rioters are up on the barricades. Some are carrying hemlets and shields obviously taken away from the riot police.
President Kocharyan has announced a state of emergency for 20 days. It is not curfew, however, gatherings, rallies and meetings are forbidden. Media are limited in their publications only to official information on everything related to internal political situation. We got some descriptions and videos on Echannel here and here . There’s some video footage on http://www.youtube.com/ditord. Also - check out the Armenia Election Monitor 2008, Unzipped for up to date info in English and the Armenian News Blog in Armenian.
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When will Europeans stop killing each other?
Sometimes I just feel so despairing when I think of all the senseless killing that has occurred in Europe over the generations. World War II, World War I, the Crusades, the Inquisition, Hitler and the Holocaust. It has been going on for so long, that I just wonder if there's any hope for Europe?
The Balkans, Northern Ireland (gotten better), the ETA in Spain . . .
I still believe there is hope for Europe, but the need to get their act together.
Francis