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Baku accused Yerevan of bombing a cemetery with artillery. According to the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry, as a result of the bombing, three civilians were killed and five seriously injured.
Azerbaijan accused the Armenian army of artillery attacks in the Aghdam, Agjabedin, Goranboy and Terter regions. The cemetery where the funeral took place was attacked, the country’s Defense Ministry said on October 15.
The cemetery is located in the district of Tartar. As a result of the bombing, three civilians were killed and five seriously injured, the department said.
“This is another barbaric act and a crime against humanity by Armenia, intentionally targeting Azerbaijani civilians and indiscriminately killing the civilian population,” the Azerbaijani army said.
Baku called on Yerevan to respect the norms and principles of international law.
“By once again declaring its commitment to a humanitarian ceasefire, Azerbaijan reserves the sovereign right to protect its civilian population,” the statement said.
Azerbaijan’s General Prosecutor’s Office yesterday accused the Armenian army of bombing a school in the Terter region.
Hostilities between Azerbaijan and Armenia this year began on September 27 and are still continuing. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry accused Armenia of “large-scale provocation”, bombardment of Azerbaijani army positions and announced the beginning of a “swift counteroffensive”. The Armenian authorities, in turn, declared that the Azerbaijani army had launched an offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh. During the conflict, the parties used tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft. Soldiers and civilians were reported killed and injured.
Martial law was introduced both in Armenia and in certain regions of Azerbaijan. Both countries involved in the conflict announced mobilization.
Turkey openly supports Azerbaijan in this conflict. Russia temporarily took the role of peacemaker, calling on Turkey and other countries to convince Azerbaijan and Armenia to return to a peaceful solution to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.
On October 9, during negotiations in Moscow, the representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting at 12:00 on October 10. However, after the start of the truce, both parties accused each other of breaking it.
Armenia has put forward the thesis that security in the Nagorno-Karabakh region will guarantee its independence. Azerbaijan responded by threatening to sever ties with the countries that recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Nagorno-Karabakh already declared its independence from Azerbaijan in 1991 with the support of Armenia. This led to hostilities that lasted until 1994. The armed conflict ended with the signing of the Bishkek Protocol on Armistice and Ceasefire, but from time to time armed clashes broke out between the parties. During the conflict, more than 30 thousand people died in the region.
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