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08 November 2021, 23:40

A resident of Nagorno-Karabakh dies after a shelling attack

Today, when repairing a water pipeline, workers have been shelled by the Azerbaijani armed forces, and one of the workers died in hospital, while three others stay in a state of moderate severity, the Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.

The incident has taken place today at about 3:00 p.m. at the crossroads near Shushi, the National Security Service of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.

Four civilians were taken to the Stepanakert hospital. One of them died, and three others were provided with medical help.

The information was confirmed by Gegam Stepanyan, Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh. According to him, as a result of the shelling attack, a 22-year-old worker was killed, and three wounded, 31 years old, 41 years old, and 43 years old are in a state of moderate severity.

Gegam Stepanyan noted that this was not a single case of shelling attack on civilians after the signing of the trilateral declaration on Karabakh. Traffic on the Shushi section of the road from Berdzor to Stepanakert, where the shelling attack took place, has been temporarily stopped, the Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on November 8, 2021 at 05:57 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Armine Martirosyan Source: CK correspondent

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