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ARMENIAN SOLDIER KILLED NEAR KARABAKH: SEPARATISTS
Agence France Presse
February 20, 2013 Wednesday 12:18 PM GMT
Azerbaijani forces killed an Armenian soldier in the latest deadly
clash near breakaway Nagorny Karabakh, the separatist region's defence
ministry said Wednesday.
"Conscript Gor Kazaruyan, 21, was shot dead by enemy fire" on Tuesday
at the Karabakh frontline's north-eastern sector, Karabakh's defence
ministry said in a statement.
Last year, 15 people from both sides were reported to have been
killed amid clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops along
their border and in the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh.
Armenia-backed separatists seized Karabakh from Azerbaijan in a war
in the 1990s that left some 30,000 dead, and no final peace deal has
been signed since the ceasefire.
Azerbaijan has threatened to take back the disputed region by force
if negotiations do not yield results, while Armenia has vowed massive
retaliation against any military action.
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From: A. Papazian
Agence France Presse
February 20, 2013 Wednesday 12:18 PM GMT
Azerbaijani forces killed an Armenian soldier in the latest deadly
clash near breakaway Nagorny Karabakh, the separatist region's defence
ministry said Wednesday.
"Conscript Gor Kazaruyan, 21, was shot dead by enemy fire" on Tuesday
at the Karabakh frontline's north-eastern sector, Karabakh's defence
ministry said in a statement.
Last year, 15 people from both sides were reported to have been
killed amid clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops along
their border and in the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh.
Armenia-backed separatists seized Karabakh from Azerbaijan in a war
in the 1990s that left some 30,000 dead, and no final peace deal has
been signed since the ceasefire.
Azerbaijan has threatened to take back the disputed region by force
if negotiations do not yield results, while Armenia has vowed massive
retaliation against any military action.
mkh-im/sjw/jz
From: A. Papazian