Troop Presence Decreased in Capital
From Times Wire Reports
Soldiers dismantled roadblocks and withdrew armored vehicles from main streets in the capital, Yerevan, but remained on guard in case of further anti-government violence. Opposition leader Vazgen Manukyan issued a statement calling Armenian authorities “illegal” and saying President Levon A. Ter-Petrosyan “relied only on crude violence” to maintain order. Troops were deployed in Yerevan on Wednesday after three days of opposition-led demonstrations erupted in violence.
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