More than 5000 people took to the streets of the Armenian capital Yerevan on Tuesday morning. Blocked from reaching the presidential palace when they were confronted by a wall of riot police, they began a sit-down protest blocking one of the city’s main roads.<br /><br /> They were angry at an announcement that household electricity prices were going up by 17 to 22%, but they got even angrier when police turned water cannon on them, and then charged the crowd.<br /><br /> More than 200 people were detained, and seven demonstrators and 11 police officers were injured.<br /><br /> Armenia has been hard hit by the recession in its main trading partner Russia, and has seen its currency devalue heavily in recent months.
