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Angry mob storms Armenia parliament after PM agrees Nagorno-Karabakh deal

10.11.20 11:20


Angry mob storms Armenia parliament after PM agrees Nagorno-Karabakh dealProtesters have stormed government buildings in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, as anger erupted against a contentious peace deal to end the war with Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

 

Hundreds of people took to the streets soon after Armernia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, announced the “painful” deal early on Tuesday.Windows were smashed and broken glass littered the lobby of Pashinyan’s official residence.

 

Protesters ripped his nameplate off his office door as others chanted “Nikol has betrayed us.”Police officers looked on as demonstrators – including some army veterans wearing military fatigues – filled the ornate, wood-panelled offices, shouting and delivering furious speeches.

 

Crowds also forced their way into the Armenian parliament as brawls broke out on the podium and objects were thrown. The parliament’s speaker, Ararat Mirzoyan, was caught up in the violence and beaten unconscious by an angry mob.

 

The anger was stirred by Pashinyan’s signing of a new peace deal that was brokered by Russia and hands Azerbaijan many of the concessions it has sought for decades.

 

 

source: IPN 

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