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AZERBAIJAN SHOOTS DOWN ARMENIA HELICOPTER AT KARABAKH
Deutsche Welle, Germany
Nov 12 2014
Armenia's defense ministry has accused Azerbaijan's armed forces
of shooting down a military helicopter belonging to the separatist
Nagorno-Karabakh territory. Ethnic Armenians control the enclave in
Azerbaijan's border.
Three people died, officials in Nagorno-Karabakh said on Wednesday.
Azerbaijan confirmed the shooting down an Armenian military helicopter.
"On November 12, an MI-24 combat helicopter attempted to attack
positions of the Azerbaijani army near Agdam district," the defense
ministry in Baku announced in a statement on Wednesday.
"The helicopter has been shot down by Azerbaijani army," the ministry
reported, adding that the debris fell on Karabakh territory.
Azerbaijan considers Karabakh to be illegally occupied by Armenians
ever since separatist authorities backed by Yerevan seized control
of the region after six years of fighting that left an estimated
30,000 dead.
Recent surge in tensions
The two factions had abided a ceasefire since 1994, but tensions
between Armenia and Azerbaijan have risen in recent months, resulting
in the deaths of dozens of Azerbaijani and Armenian soldiers in the
south Caucasus region.
Separatist authorities in Karabakh said a firefight that began after
the helicopter downing incident had continued.
The territory's defense ministry reported that Azerbaijani forces had
downed their helicopter "while (it was) conducting a training flight
as part of military drills."
The ministry added: "The enemy continues to intensively fire in the
direction of the incident's site with different caliber small arms."
http://www.dw.de/azerbaijan-shoots-down-armenia-helicopter-at-karabakh/a-18058953
From: Baghdasarian
Deutsche Welle, Germany
Nov 12 2014
Armenia's defense ministry has accused Azerbaijan's armed forces
of shooting down a military helicopter belonging to the separatist
Nagorno-Karabakh territory. Ethnic Armenians control the enclave in
Azerbaijan's border.
Three people died, officials in Nagorno-Karabakh said on Wednesday.
Azerbaijan confirmed the shooting down an Armenian military helicopter.
"On November 12, an MI-24 combat helicopter attempted to attack
positions of the Azerbaijani army near Agdam district," the defense
ministry in Baku announced in a statement on Wednesday.
"The helicopter has been shot down by Azerbaijani army," the ministry
reported, adding that the debris fell on Karabakh territory.
Azerbaijan considers Karabakh to be illegally occupied by Armenians
ever since separatist authorities backed by Yerevan seized control
of the region after six years of fighting that left an estimated
30,000 dead.
Recent surge in tensions
The two factions had abided a ceasefire since 1994, but tensions
between Armenia and Azerbaijan have risen in recent months, resulting
in the deaths of dozens of Azerbaijani and Armenian soldiers in the
south Caucasus region.
Separatist authorities in Karabakh said a firefight that began after
the helicopter downing incident had continued.
The territory's defense ministry reported that Azerbaijani forces had
downed their helicopter "while (it was) conducting a training flight
as part of military drills."
The ministry added: "The enemy continues to intensively fire in the
direction of the incident's site with different caliber small arms."
http://www.dw.de/azerbaijan-shoots-down-armenia-helicopter-at-karabakh/a-18058953
From: Baghdasarian