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NAGORNO-KARABAKH CLAIMS AZERBAIJANI INFILTRATION FOILED
Transitions Online, Czech Rep.
July 16 2014
The discovery of the body of a missing Armenian teenager is the
most dramatic incident so far since a band of alleged Azerbaijani
"saboteurs" was seized in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The body of Smbat Tsakanian, 17, was found 15 July in the village of
Nor Erkedj with "multiple stab wounds on his body and deep lacerations
on his neck," Asbarez.com reports, citing Armlur.am. Tsakanian
disappeared on 4 July, his father said. The village lies in a
disputed district between Armenia proper and the unrecognized,
Armenian-controlled region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
According to Asbarez.com, authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh believe
the boy's death is linked to the alleged infiltration by Azerbaijani
"saboteurs" who they claim were "to commit a slew of crimes" in the
region. Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a war in the 1990s over the area,
which has a majority Armenian population but lies within Azerbaijan's
internationally recognized borders.
Nagorno-Karabakh authorities said they had "neutralized" an unspecified
number of "saboteurs" 14 July, several days after the Azerbaijanis
reportedly killed an Armenian officer and wounded the wife of another
in the disputed Kelbajar district, Radio Free Europe reports.
One Azerbaijani, identified as Shahbaz Quliyev, was reportedly
captured 10 July. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said Quliyev was
not a member of the country's military.
Each side regularly accuses the other of firing across the cease-fire
line but incidents of this nature are rare.
When photos of captured Azerbaijanis were released and video they
allegedly shot appeared online, some Armenian Facebook users "were
skeptical about the announcements of the authorities, saying that the
arrested people did not exactly look like commandos," ArmeniaNow.com
writes.
On 14 July the Armenian Defense Ministry announced the captured men
would be considered criminals rather than prisoners of war, according
to ArmeniaNow.
"There is irrefutable evidence that we [are dealing] with a criminal
group," the ministry said, adding that the men had not worn military
insignia.
http://www.tol.org/client/article/24386-death-toll-at-23-in-moscow-metro-disaster-serbian-unions-plan-general-strike.html
From: A. Papazian
Transitions Online, Czech Rep.
July 16 2014
The discovery of the body of a missing Armenian teenager is the
most dramatic incident so far since a band of alleged Azerbaijani
"saboteurs" was seized in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The body of Smbat Tsakanian, 17, was found 15 July in the village of
Nor Erkedj with "multiple stab wounds on his body and deep lacerations
on his neck," Asbarez.com reports, citing Armlur.am. Tsakanian
disappeared on 4 July, his father said. The village lies in a
disputed district between Armenia proper and the unrecognized,
Armenian-controlled region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
According to Asbarez.com, authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh believe
the boy's death is linked to the alleged infiltration by Azerbaijani
"saboteurs" who they claim were "to commit a slew of crimes" in the
region. Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a war in the 1990s over the area,
which has a majority Armenian population but lies within Azerbaijan's
internationally recognized borders.
Nagorno-Karabakh authorities said they had "neutralized" an unspecified
number of "saboteurs" 14 July, several days after the Azerbaijanis
reportedly killed an Armenian officer and wounded the wife of another
in the disputed Kelbajar district, Radio Free Europe reports.
One Azerbaijani, identified as Shahbaz Quliyev, was reportedly
captured 10 July. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said Quliyev was
not a member of the country's military.
Each side regularly accuses the other of firing across the cease-fire
line but incidents of this nature are rare.
When photos of captured Azerbaijanis were released and video they
allegedly shot appeared online, some Armenian Facebook users "were
skeptical about the announcements of the authorities, saying that the
arrested people did not exactly look like commandos," ArmeniaNow.com
writes.
On 14 July the Armenian Defense Ministry announced the captured men
would be considered criminals rather than prisoners of war, according
to ArmeniaNow.
"There is irrefutable evidence that we [are dealing] with a criminal
group," the ministry said, adding that the men had not worn military
insignia.
http://www.tol.org/client/article/24386-death-toll-at-23-in-moscow-metro-disaster-serbian-unions-plan-general-strike.html
From: A. Papazian