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    Agence France Presse
    January 17, 2015 Saturday 8:19 PM GMT


    Azeri troops kill Armenian soldier in border clash: official

    Yerevan, Jan 17 2015

    Azeri troops killed an Armenian soldier in a Saturday border clash,
    the latest in the long-running conflict between the two countries,
    Yerevan said.

    The violence took place near the northeastern Armenian city of
    Voskevan, the Armenian defence ministry said.

    Azerbaijan is locked in a decades-long conflict with Armenia over the
    disputed Nagorno Karabakh region, an ethnic Armenian enclave in
    Azerbaijan.

    An unprecedented spate of violence erupted last year with the
    arch-foes' forces regularly exchanging fire across their border and
    along the Karabakh frontline, sparking fears of a major escalation in
    the conflict.

    Ethnic Armenian separatists backed by Yerevan seized control of the
    territory during a 1990s war that left some 30,000 dead, and no peace
    deal has yet been signed.

    Baku, whose military spending exceeds Armenia's entire state budget,
    has threatened to take back the region by force if negotiations fail
    to yield results. Armenia, which is heavily armed by Russia, says it
    could crush any offensive.


    From: Baghdasarian
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