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Azerbaijan to establish protecting walls against Armenian bullets

27 November 2014 [12:16] - TODAY.AZ
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By Sara Rajabova

The constant shelling by the Armenian armed forces of the border villages and settlements near the contact line of troops, forced the Azerbaijani government to build some protecting walls to save the lives of people against Armenian violence.
The frequent ceasefire violations by the Armenian armed forces have caused serious damages to homes and farms in these villages and left many injuries and deaths. Almost, every house in those villages has suffered from the Armenian bullets.
Specially, the schools and other educational centers are under the constant danger. There are growing concerns over the life of children. The Armenian armed forces deliberately target the children. Because of the restless shelling, the children cannot go to schools or even play in yard of their homes.
Therefore, the Azerbaijani government has developed new measures to protect its citizens from the dangerous and damaging shelling by the Armenian forces.
The protecting walls will be built in all villages located near the frontline to protect the schools and kindergartens from the enemy bullets. Several times, the schools in the areas located near the contact line were forced to be closed as a result of ceaseless firing. The works on building the walls around the schools and kindergartens have already been started, the local media reported.
The construction work has been carried out in Aghdam village of Azerbaijan’s Tovuz region. The protecting walls of the school in this village are almost completed.
Gasim Hajiyev, who leads the construction works, said: “Schools and kindergartens are the open target of the Armenian bullets. The protecting walls for the schools are being built in the village. Also, another retaining wall that was built around the kindergarten of the village will be completed soon."
Besides, the houses in this village damaged by Armenian bullets are also being rebuilt.
Shamsi Yusifov, a villager said his home now in an emergency condition as a result of the constant shelling by the Armenian armed forces since 1991.
Gulmira Rzaguliyeva, another villager said: “During the shooting, the shells hit my house. As a result of the shelling, a part of my house has fallen and it is now in a very poor condition.”
Also, Azerbaijan plans to build some protecting walls for the houses located close to the enemy positions.
As a result of Armenian troop’s violence, the residents of these settlements have gone through great difficulties. The frequent ceasefire violations by Armenian armed forces have hampered their daily lives.
The residents of these villages earn their life by farming. However, the ceasefire violations make it impossible to work on their lands, take their cattle for grazing, as well as use the water of the rivers originating from Armenia. The Armenian armed forces frequently wound the villagers in their homes or on their farms, as well as take them hostage.
In September, 15-year-old Javid Mammadov was taken hostage by Armenian soldiers near the village of Chayli in Azerbaijan's Tartar region.
They also injured three children while they were playing in their homes' yard.
The Armenian forces even don’t hesitate to kill the innocent children. On March 8, in 2011, nine-year-old Fariz Badalov was shot in the head by an Armenian sniper while playing in the courtyard in Aghdam region. The international organizations condemned this brutal action of Armenian invaders.
In July of the same year, 13-year-old Azerbaijani girl Aygun Shahmaliyeva fell victim to the Armenia`s inhumane and immoral policy in the Alibayli village of Azerbaijan`s Tovuz region, which borders Armenia. Aygun tragically died as a result of the explosion of a toy with an explosive device, which the Armenian side deliberately dropped into the river flowing to the village.
Earlier, in 1994 two children were killed as a result of explosions of some toys that they found in Tovuz River.
The precarious cease-fire between Azerbaijan and Armenia was reached after a lengthy war that displaced over a million Azerbaijanis. It has been in place between the two South Caucasus countries since 1994. Since the beginning of the hostilities, Armenian armed forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
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