YEREVAN. – The situation is currently tense outside the capital city Yerevan police station which an armed group seized on Sunday morning.

The police have just detained three young girls who were writing something on signs.

It was found out that two of them are the daughters of a member of the opposition Founding Parliament initiative.

News service of the Police of Armenia confirmed that there are detained.

A group of armed men stormed into a Yerevan police regiment, on early Sunday morning, and took several police officers hostage. Deputy regiment commander Artur Vanoyan was killed, and four other police officers plus one of the attackers were wounded  during the ensuing gunfire exchange. 

Negotiations are still underway to release the hostages and end the armed resistance.

The gunmen demand the release of imprisoned radical opposition activist, and Founding Parliament member, Jirair Sefilian.