Armenia: Opposition leader Pashinian detained after abortive meeting with PM
The newly elected prime minister of Armenia has walked out of a live broadcast meeting immediately after it began. Police later arrested opposition leader Nikol Pashinian.
Armenian security forces clashed with protesters after Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan walked out of a meeting with opposition leader Nikol Pashinian on Sunday, with Pashinian being subsequently arrested.
The failed meeting came after tens of thousands of people held 10 days of rolling protests against Sargsyan's attempt to maintain his grip on power.
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Armenia unrest: Police detain protest leader Nikol Pashinyan -- BBC
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