A casualty in shelling attacks in Azerbaijan. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvLoQLRquic&fbclid=IwAR2a9UMBWwz8fV1tZG35y7LyqRXTYJ3ecOxdv3h0nGtxYH-p-kYtNthkXf0

06 October 2020, 23:54

In Azerbaijan, number of casualties in shelling attacks reaches 27

Since the beginning of the conflict escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh, 141 residents of Azerbaijan have been injured and 376 houses have been destroyed, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reports. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia denied information about shelling attacks on Azerbaijani villages and cities.

For more news on the Karabakh conflict escalation, see: 'Karabakh: a Good War Or a Bad Peace' section.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that Azerbaijani villages and cities are still under fire. The cities of Ganja, Terter, Barda, Beylagan, and Horadiz, as well as several villages were shelled.

Since the beginning of the aggravation in Karabakh, the total number of civilian casualties has reached 27, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reported. Furthermore, 63 civilian objects and 376 houses were destroyed.

The Armenian MoD denies the information about shelling attacks on Azerbaijani villages and cities.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on October 6, 2020 at 04:22 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Tigran Petrosyan Source: CK correspondent

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