Facebook appeared to be blocked in Armenia Sunday, according to locals on Twitter.
Only one day after Twitter was throttled in Turkey during an ill-fated coup attempt, social media again seemed to become a target during unrest in Armenia's capital, Yerevan. It is not clear which group is blocking Facebook or how it is being blocked.
Facebook has been approached for comment.
The Armenian security service said that armed men had stormed a police headquarters in Yerevan Sunday and were holding hostages, Reuters reported. Negotiations are underway. The security service also accused "the hostage takers' supporters of spreading false rumours on the internet that an armed uprising against the government was underway," according to the outlet.
Early Sunday, journalists and others in Armenia used Twitter to suggest Facebook had been blocked by at least one Internet service provider.
#Armenia learning lessons well about blocking social media sites during unrest from its neighbors #Facebook NOT working
— Maria Titizian (@MariaTitizian) July 17, 2016
Others shared that Facebook was working fine or that the connection had since been restored.
I am on Ucom in Yerevan and I can access Facebook perfectly fine. This does not look like a coup..
— Arpiné Grigoryan (@arpik) July 17, 2016
Photos and live video from the scene showed huddles of police near the station.
Armenia shares a western border with Turkey. Once part of the former Soviet Union, the country became independent in 1991.
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