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    Official: Armenian soldier killed by Azerbaijani gunfire along border

    AP Worldstream; May 29, 2006

    An Armenian soldier was killed by gunfire from Azerbaijan military
    forces along the two countries' northern border, an Armenian defense
    official said Monday.

    The 21-year-old soldier was shot Saturday evening near the town of
    Noyemberyan, about 190 kilometers (120 miles) northeast of the
    Armenian capital, Yerevan, and died en route to the hospital, Defense
    Ministry spokesman Col. Seiran Shakhsuvaryan said.

    Azerbaijani military officials could not be reached for comment.
    Tensions between the two ex-Soviet republics remain high more than 12
    years after open fighting over the disputed enclave of
    Nagorno-Karabakh ended with a cease-fire. The enclave is inside
    Azerbaijan, but populated mostly by ethnic Armenians, who have run it
    since 1994.

    Since the breakdown in February of talks between both nations'
    presidents to resolve the enclave's status, border clashes have grown
    more frequent and the lack of resolution has hindered development
    throughout the strategic Caucasus region.

    Armenian officials said two soldiers have been killed since the
    beginning of the year and six wounded by Azerbaijani gunfire.
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