Clashes with police broke out at a protest rally in Yerevan. Security forces used stun grenades

In Yerevan, at a protest rally near the building of the Armenian government, clashes between protesters and police began, reports , citing its correspondent. Kommersant

According to the publication's journalist, security forces are using stun grenades to disperse protesters.

also reported The Armenian publication News.am on the use of flash-noise grenades. According to him, at some point people began throwing bottles at the police officers. The crowd chanted: “Nikol is a traitor.”

A Kommersant correspondent reported that protesters who had gathered on Republic Square tried to break into the building of the Armenian government. They blocked Tigran Mets Avenue next to the government building, as well as other entrances to the square.

Update. The Armenian Ministry of Health reported that as a result of clashes between police and protesters near the government building, 34 people were injured - 16 security officials and 18 civilians.

• Protests in Yerevan began on the afternoon of September 19, with demonstrators demanding that the authorities, including Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, respond to Azerbaijan’s military actions in Nagorno-Karabakh.