10 arrested over 'mass riots' in Yerevan last week

Ten protesters have been arrested as part of a criminal probe into "mass disturbances" in Yerevan last week, the Investigative Committee of Armenia said in a statement on Wednesday.

Dozens were injured in clashes between riot police and opposition demonstrators near the parliament building in downtown Yerevan on June 3. The skirmishes erupted after protesters attempted to break through a police cordon at the intersection of Proshyan and Demirchyan Streets.

The arrested protesters are accused of "hitting police officers with stones, metal rods, bottles and other objects, using violence against them", the law enforcement agency said.

“As a result of the mass riots, more than 40 police officers suffered various injuries and some of them were hospitalized,” it added.

Four others also accused of violence against security forces have not been arrested, while a motion for the arrest of another suspect in the case will be filed to the court.