News - Hetq Media Factory reporter sustains injury because of stun grenade in Republic Square

Hetq Media Factory reporter Anush Mkrtchyan, who was covering the protest in front of the government building in Yerevan, has been injured by a stun grenade used by the police to disperse the protest, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. "Anoush sustained a shrapnel injury, as a result of which, according to the doctors, a skin-deep burn occurred," Deputy Chief Editor of Hetq.am Liana Sayadyan wrote on her Facebook account. Azerbaijan՛s Armed Forces unleashed a military aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh, use artillery and other heavy weapons as of 1 p.m. on September 19. They attempted to penetrate into the depth of the defense line of the Defense Forces of Nagorno-Karabakh. Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, have come under heavy shelling now. The Human Rights Defender of Nagorno-Karabakh, Gegham Stepanyan, reported that there are multiple casualties and injuries among civilians, including children.