India, Oct. 30 -- A heated exchange between ruling-party and opposition lawmakers in Armenia's parliament escalated into a physical brawl on Thursday, with MPs exchanging punches and kicks during a parliamentary session.

The brawl reportedly broke out during a debate on electing a member of the Audit Chamber, after ruling Civil Contract faction MP Taron Chakhoyan referred to a controversial pre-election statement made by the cousin of opposition lawmaker Narek Karapetyan, Armenian news agency Armenpress reported.

Several purported videos from inside Parliament surfaced on social media, showing lawmakers engaging in physical confrontations, exchanging punches and throwing chairs at one another. Reports also suggested that some MPs were i...