Armenia PM accuses military of 'attempted coup'

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Armenia PM accuses military of 'attempted coup'

YEREVAN (AFP) - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday denounced "an attempted military coup" and called on his supporters to take to the streets, after the country s top military brass demanded his resignation.

"I consider the statement of the General Staff of the Armed Forces an attempted military coup. I invite all of our supporters to the Republic Square right now," he wrote on Facebook, referencing a central square in the capital Yerevan.