Consequences of the missile attack on the city of Shushi. October 20, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

02 November 2020, 11:18

Nagorno-Karabakh claims shelling of Persian Mosque in Shushi

During the missile attack on the city of Shushi, the Persian Mosque "Goar Aga" of the 19th century was damaged, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh have reported.

On November 1, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced the shelling of Terter and five villages in the Agdjabadi District. In its turn, Nagorno-Karabakh has accused Azerbaijan of airstrikes on the city of Martuni and shelling of Askeran District, as well as of a missile attacks on Shushi.

"The enemy's forces subjected the city of Shushi to missile fire from the "Grad" and "Smerch" installations. Along with a lot of destructions, the "Goar Aga" Mosque in Shushi was damaged. They also used military aircrafts to attack Martakert," the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told at the Emergency Service of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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

Besides, on November 1, in the Askeran District, a fire-fighting vehicle was shelled, when it was delivering drinking water to civilians in one of the villages, the vehicle crew did not suffer.

Also, three Azerbaijani drones were shot down over Stepanakert, a source from the Nagorno-Karabakh's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has added.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on November 2, 2020 at 01:19 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Alvard Grigoryan Source: CK correspondent

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