29 November 2024,   08:46
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Angry protesters stormed the Armenian parliament in Yerevan soon after the peace deal was announced

Armenian protesters marched to the prime minister’s official residence in Yerevan, Government House No. 1, after the ceasefire was announced.

Several hundred protesters gathered in front of government buildings, they shouted “We will not give it up”, referring to Nagorno-Karabakh.


Video posted on social media showed dozens of people breaking into a government building and smashing up furniture inside. Nikol Pashinyan said anyone involved in the unrest would be severely punished.


Russian peacekeeping troops deployed to the war-ravaged enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in the early hours of Tuesday as part of a ceasefire deal.


The deal, agreed by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia, ushered in a full ceasefire from midnight Moscow time on November 10, freezing a conflict that has killed thousands, displaced many more.

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