Thousands of people faced off with riot police in Yerevan late on Monday after blocking a major street on the fourth day of demonstrations against the latest increase in the prices of electricity in Armenia.
The mostly young protesters was confronted and stopped by security forces as they marched towards President Serzh Sarkisian's offices to demand that he reverse the more than 16 percent price rise. They responded by blocking Marshal Bagramian Avenue leading to the presidential palace.
The protest leaders representing a non-partisan group called No To Plunder dismissed repeated police warnings to end the march or face its violent dispersal by hundreds of riot police deployed nearby. They also rejected Sarkisian's offer to meet with several of them and discuss their demands.
Armenian News
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