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Armenian protesters paralyse metro in growing unrest

FILE PHOTO: Police officers detain a participant of an anti-government demonstration in Yerevan, Armenia May 17, 2022. Stepan Poghosyan/Photolure via REUTERS

Protesters briefly shut down the metro network in Armenia's capital on Wednesday, the metro operator said, part of growing anti-government unrest in recent weeks against possible concessions over territory disputed with neighbour Azerbaijan.

Footage from social media showed protesters standing in the doors of metro carriages, blocking trains from moving. The activists were demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and chanting anti-government slogans, TASS news agency reported.

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