3 men face terror charges in Armenia

YEREVAN, Armenia — Three men were charged with terror offenses Sunday after attempting to storm a police station in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, detonating hand grenades that injured two of the attackers, an internal affairs ministry official said.

A third man stood at the entrance to the station for more than an hour threatening to set off another grenade. Police units headed by Armenia’s deputy internal affairs minister, Aram Hovhannisyan, rushed to the scene and were ultimately able to detain the attacker. The assailant was being held at the Nor-Nork police station, said Narek Sargsyan, spokesperson for Armenia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. There were no other reported injuries.

Sargsyan did not confirm any of the demands made by the third attacker. Armenian media outlets reported Sunday that the men had hoped to free members of the Combat Brotherhood organization, who were being held at the station after being detained earlier that day.

The group opposes the planned transfer of several villages in Armenia’s Tavush region to neighboring Azerbaijan.