Two Killed, Two Injured After Gunman Opens Fire in Armenian Bank - Police

One person was killed and two more injured as a result of an attack on a bank in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, Armenian police spokesman Edgar Dzhanoyan told Sputnik on Thursday.

"As a result of a shootout in the bank one person was killed, two more were wounded," Dzhanoyan said.

Later in the day, the police press service said that it was a lone wolf attacker who targeted the HSBC bank.

"He resisted the police officers who surrounded him and injured one of them, however, due to the professionalism of officers, the attacker was quickly neutralized and sent to the police department," the press service said.

According to the recent data, one more policeman has died in a hospital.

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A political crisis in Armenia broke out in April after Serzh Sargsyan was nominated for the post of prime minister. This was largely regarded as a way for Sargsyan, who previously served as president for two terms, to stay in power.

Sargsyan resigned amid large-scale anti-government protests, with Armenian First Deputy Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan becoming an acting prime minister. However, rallies in the country continued as the opposition demanded an interim prime minister be an individual not from among the ruling RPA.