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  • Border Tensions: One Civilian, One Serviceman Killed In Azeri Ceasef

    BORDER TENSIONS: ONE CIVILIAN, ONE SERVICEMAN KILLED IN AZERI CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS

    Karabakh | 06.02.15 | 10:28

    GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
    ArmeniaNow reporter

    A civilian has been killed in an Armenian village as a result of
    another ceasefire violation committed by Azerbaijan. A serviceman,
    meanwhile, was killed by Azerbaijani forces at the Line of Contact
    in Nagorno-Karabakh.

    According to reports, on Thursday night Azerbaijani forces for several
    hours were firing at border villages in Armenia's northwestern Tavush
    province.

    Residents of the village of Nerkin Karmiraghbyur told ArmeniaNow that
    the gunshots that began in the direction of their community from
    6 pm were particularly intensive as compared to routine shootings
    and they only intensified into the night. Late on Thursday it was
    reported that 60-year-old resident of the village Vanik Ghukasyan
    was killed. The mayor of the community confirmed this information.

    This is the second Armenian civilian to have been killed by Azeri
    troops this year. Another civilian, 85-year-old resident of the
    village of Movses Levon Andreasyan, was wounded by an Azeri sniper
    on February 4.

    The villages of Movses and Aygepar were also under fire last night.

    According to preliminary information, houses and cars were damaged
    in all mentioned villages.

    The situation also remains tense at the Karabakh-Azerbaijan Line of
    Contact where, according to the NKR Defense Ministry, on the night of
    February 4-5 and throughout the next day the Azerbaijani side continued
    intensive shooting using weapons of different calibers. As a result
    of the ceasefire violations one Karabakh serviceman, 25-year-old
    Shekspir Hakobyan, was fatally wounded at the positions.

    http://armenianow.com/karabakh/60394/armenia_border_situation_shooting_victim

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