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  • Azerbaijan Declares Nagorno-Karabakh No-Fly Zone

    AZERBAIJAN DECLARES NAGORNO-KARABAKH NO-FLY ZONE

    09:36 * 13.11.14

    Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared
    Nagorno-Karabakh's airspace a no-fly zone in the wake of yesterday's
    incident that saw a Mi-24 helicopter downed.

    It has accused Armenia of "provocative flights" over its airspace,
    claiming that the aircraft launched an attack on Azerbaijani frontline
    military positions. "The return fire hit one helicopter; another had
    to leave the fire zone," reads its statement.

    Three crew members on board the helicopter were later reported killed
    in the retirmed attack.

    of the decision.

    In a statement issued earlier, the Armenian side said that the air
    vehicle was unarmed and did not commit any attacked against Azerbaijani
    armed position.

    http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/11/13/azer-mfa/

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