YEREVAN. -- Armenian police officer was injured in the armed assault of HSBC branch in Yerevan on Thursday and taken to the local hospital.

A 24-year-old man suffered a chest injury. The injured is undergoing a surgery at the moment, representative of the hospital told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

As reported earlier, the criminal, who was detained in the armed assault of HSBC branch in Yerevan on Thursday, was armed with a grenade and a gun.

Armed criminal entered the branch of HSBC bank and fatally wounded a security guard. The criminal opened fire on police officers who arrived at the scene after receiving an alert. One of police officers was wounded.

Armenian police managed to neutralize and detain the criminal. An offender was taken to the police department. The investigation is underway.