Armenian Protesters Storm Government Buildings After Cease-Fire Deal With Azerbaijan

Crowds gather outside a government building in the early hours of November 10 after Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian announced via social media that he had signed a Russian-brokered deal to end the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. 

Protesters react to the news outside the Armenian parliament building in Yerevan.

People stand angrily at the entrance to government headquarters in Yerevan. Armenia's Defense Ministry released a statement about the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh saying "it is time to stop the bloodshed." 

Crowds outside the parliament building in Yerevan. Protesters described feeling "betrayed" by the decision to end the fighting. More than 1,200 Armenian soldiers died in the latest war for Nagorno-Karabakh.

Angry crowds on Republic Square in the Armenian capital chanted "Karabakh" in the early hours of the morning before storming government buildings. 

Protesters rampage inside a government building in Yerevan. The peace agreement would see Azerbaijan keep territory in Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas taken from Armenian forces during the conflict. It also calls for Armenian troops to hand over areas they held outside the borders of Nagorno-Karabakh that had not been recaptured by Azerbaijani forces.

Protesters inside the partially-vandalized government building in central Yerevan. 

Protesters put up an Armenian flag inside of parliament. Objects were thrown, chairs smashed, and scuffles broke out at the podium. 

A policeman speaks with protesters inside Armenia's parliament building. 

Demonstrators shout inside the parliament building. Parliament speaker Ararat Mirzoyan was  hospitalized after being attacked during the protests. 

Protesters stormed inside of the government headquarters. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian appeared to blame the country's previous government for the situation, saying "We must prepare for revenge. We haven’t dealt properly with the corrupt, oligarchic scoundrels, those who robbed this country, stole soldiers’ food, stole soldiers' weapons..."

Damage left over inside offices in government headquarters in Yerevan after protesters had rioted. At around 8 a.m. on November 10, Pashinan wrote on Facebook: "Of course, I am in Armenia and I continue to do my job" as Armenian prime minister.