Why Did Armenian Police Block Baghramian Avenue on Sunday?

Yerevan, 07Nov2010 - Yerevan's central Baghramian Avenue was blocked by numerous police vehicles, bikers and was full of onlookers and Iranians.

Driving on Baghramian avenue on urgent business, I was initially quite annoyed, but also interested - what a hell is going on? Even on the days of the worst political turmoils in this country I hadn't seen so many police vehicles so ruthlessly blocking Yerevan's artery - Baghramian avenue.

"Turn around, come again for another round, let the cars pass," amplified voice announced from somewhere.

The police vehicles turned around and started to move.

"We're shooting and Iranian fiction movie," Mohammad, an Iranian cameramen told me proudly. "In this scene police are catching Iranian criminals in Yerevan," he added.

"Cool," I said, not sure how else I should react and ran back to my car, because the traffic jam was cleared quickly, but as the film crew got ready to shoot the same scene again, the police cars would block the street in a couple of minutes.

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[xgurgen]

probably president plan to take a break that is why they close the street/

[azizjanduoves]

Isn't that the street the president lives on? The white house of Armenia :)

[ZeeGooner]

well they are just doing there job, what should be so suspicious, Armenia could have several spies from azerbaijan and turkey, fronting as Iranians, in key areas, gathering intel, so we must always be on high alert.