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AZERBAIJAN KILL 4 ARMENIAN "SABOTAGE GROUP" MEMBERS
Journal of Turkish Weekly
Aug 7 2014
7 August 2014
Azerbaijani soldiers killed four members of a "reconnaissance and
sabotage group" Thursday who tried to pass into Azerbaiijani territory,
and took a fifth member hostage, authorities said.
Azerbaijani Defence Ministry said in a statement that the
"reconnaissance and sabotage group" attempted to pass through regions
in Azerbaijani control in the Tovuz province on the border between
the two countries as tension in the volatile region reaches a new high.
The ministry said that Karen Petrosyan (25), a citizen of Cinari
village in Berd province, Armenia, was taken hostage by Azerbaijani
forces. The statement said authorities are investigating the plan
and aim of the group.
The tension between the two countries came to the forefront of
the world's agenda in recent days after a total of 13 Azerbaijani
soldiers were killed by Armenian forces, violating the twenty-year
Russian-brokered truce.
The two former Soviet republics fought a six-year war over the
disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh between 1988 and 1994. In 1994
a ceasefire was agreed, which has been periodically disrupted by
cross-border incidents. The clashes over the past week have seen the
highest number of casualties since the 1994 ceasefire.
7 August 2014 Anadolu Agency
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/170039/azerbaijan-kill-4-armenian-sabotage-group-members.html
From: A. Papazian
Journal of Turkish Weekly
Aug 7 2014
7 August 2014
Azerbaijani soldiers killed four members of a "reconnaissance and
sabotage group" Thursday who tried to pass into Azerbaiijani territory,
and took a fifth member hostage, authorities said.
Azerbaijani Defence Ministry said in a statement that the
"reconnaissance and sabotage group" attempted to pass through regions
in Azerbaijani control in the Tovuz province on the border between
the two countries as tension in the volatile region reaches a new high.
The ministry said that Karen Petrosyan (25), a citizen of Cinari
village in Berd province, Armenia, was taken hostage by Azerbaijani
forces. The statement said authorities are investigating the plan
and aim of the group.
The tension between the two countries came to the forefront of
the world's agenda in recent days after a total of 13 Azerbaijani
soldiers were killed by Armenian forces, violating the twenty-year
Russian-brokered truce.
The two former Soviet republics fought a six-year war over the
disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh between 1988 and 1994. In 1994
a ceasefire was agreed, which has been periodically disrupted by
cross-border incidents. The clashes over the past week have seen the
highest number of casualties since the 1994 ceasefire.
7 August 2014 Anadolu Agency
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/170039/azerbaijan-kill-4-armenian-sabotage-group-members.html
From: A. Papazian