Lawmakers throw bottles at each other, as brawl breaks out in Armenian parliament

On Wednesday, lawmakers clashed in Armenia's parliament, throwing objects across the floor and grappling with one another.

According to the TASS news agency, chaos broke out after a ruling party lawmaker referred to some former defence ministers as "traitors".

Since last year's war in which Azeri forces drove ethnic Armenian forces out of swathes of Nagorno-Karabakh, where they have controlled the territory since the 1990s, political tensionswithin the country have soared.

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Footage of the incident shows lawmakers throwing water bottles at each otheras security officers pouredonto the floor of the house to quell the disturbance. Parliament was forced to recess after the incident.

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After Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's party won the summer elections, the current parliament convened for the first time earlier this month.

Reportedly, in two days, three brawls have broken out in Armenia's parliament, with the assembly disrupted by waves of violence among members.

(With inputs from agencies)