YEREVAN. – The society in Armenia does not share the radical approach for settling matters.

Giro Manoyan, Head of the Political Affairs Bureau and the Armenian Cause Office of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun Party, stated the above-said at a press conference on Monday.

In his words, the domestic political implications of the events taking place in capital city Yerevan are uncertain.

“There is discontent among the public, but I believe it’s clear from the reaction that the society does not share the approach of resolving the matters in this way,” noted Manoyan. “On the other hand, the society needs to be organized so that it can really be able to impact the making of changes in the country, and that people would not think about resorting to such extreme measures.”

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 Jirair Sefilian.