Lawmakers from Armenia's ruling party and Strong Armenia clash in parliament

Physical confrontation broke out between deputies of the ruling Civil Contract party and the opposition Strong Armenia in Armenia's National Assembly on October 29. After the incident, the ruling party's faction convened a closed session.

According to local media, the confrontation began as a verbal argument, which escalated into a physical brawl during a speech by ruling party deputy Taron Khachoyan. Reports say parliament Vice Speaker Vahagn Aleksanyan threw a chair at the opposition members.

According to news.am, opposition deputy Andranik Gevorgyan had a nosebleed during the confrontation, and Ruben Mkhitaryan's clothes were torn. An ambulance arrived at parliament. The clash between deputies continued in the corridor.