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KARABAKH SERVICEMAN KILLED BY AZERI SHELLING
STEPANAKERT, March 3. /ARKA/. Twenty year-old Karabakh serviceman
Arsen Karapetyan was killed by the Azerbaijani shelling on the night
into Tuesday, the press office of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR)
ministry of defense reported.
Investigation into the circumstances is under way.
Karabakh army of defense reports the Azeri military violated the
cease fire on the line of contact about 200 times, using also 60mm
mortar guns and RPG-7 grenade launchers, on the night into Tuesday.
NKR's ministry of defense shares the grief and expresses its support
to the family and the friends of the killed serviceman, the press
office said.
The frontline divisions of Karabakh army of defense retaliated to the
attacks and regained control of the tactical setup, says the report.
The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian
population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan. On
December 10, 1991, a referendum was held in Nagorno-Karabakh where
99.89% voted for independence from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led
to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also
over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousand people were killed
and about a million had to leave their homes during the military
operations.
A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and has
been followed since then. The ongoing Karabakh peace process started
in 1992 under auspices of OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the USA,
Russia and France. -0--
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STEPANAKERT, March 3. /ARKA/. Twenty year-old Karabakh serviceman
Arsen Karapetyan was killed by the Azerbaijani shelling on the night
into Tuesday, the press office of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR)
ministry of defense reported.
Investigation into the circumstances is under way.
Karabakh army of defense reports the Azeri military violated the
cease fire on the line of contact about 200 times, using also 60mm
mortar guns and RPG-7 grenade launchers, on the night into Tuesday.
NKR's ministry of defense shares the grief and expresses its support
to the family and the friends of the killed serviceman, the press
office said.
The frontline divisions of Karabakh army of defense retaliated to the
attacks and regained control of the tactical setup, says the report.
The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian
population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan. On
December 10, 1991, a referendum was held in Nagorno-Karabakh where
99.89% voted for independence from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led
to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also
over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousand people were killed
and about a million had to leave their homes during the military
operations.
A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and has
been followed since then. The ongoing Karabakh peace process started
in 1992 under auspices of OSCE Minsk Group co-chaired by the USA,
Russia and France. -0--
http://arka.am/en/news/incidents/karabakh_serviceman_killed_by_azeri_shelling/#sthash.jBPEQek0.dpuf