YEREVAN, May 2. /TASS/. The Armenian police detained 244 opposition activists blocking streets in Yerevan during street protests on Monday, press service of the police told TASS on Monday.

"244 citizens that did not comply with lawful demands of the police were delivered to different police stations as of 14.00 pm (13.00 pm Moscow time)," it said.

The situation is relatively calm in Yerevan now. Opposition supporters are in the Square of France in the downtown, where barricades of garbage containers and outdoor bins were installed. The next rally of opponents to Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is expected at 18.00 pm local time (17.00 pm Moscow time).