Armenian soldiers killed in a shootout in Azerbaijan's occupied lands – UPDATE

Armenia-based Armenia Today news agency has also reported about the shootout among Armenian servicemen in Azerbaijan’s occupied lands.

According to preliminary investigation, conscripts Levon Yesayan, 19, Nerses Galoyan, 20, Narek Sahakyan, 20, and Nver Martikovich, 19, were killed as a result of shooting from machine gun on November 19.

Soldiers Sarkis Melkumyan Akopovich, 19, Khachik Alexanian, 18, Masis Grigorian, 19, and Manvel Azroyan, 19, received gunshot wounds of various severities as a result of the incident. According to unconfirmed reports, the bloody incident was caused by internal squabbles among the soldiers.


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November 20
14:00

A deadly incident occured in a military unit of the Armenian Armed Forces, which are continuing to keep the occupied Azerbaijani territories under control, according to ARMTODAY.

The officials of the separatist regime say there are casualties, criminal case has been launched, the fact is being investigated.

Spokesman for "Defense Ministry of Nagorno Karabakh Republic", Senor Asratyan speaking to ARMTODAY refused to give information about the number of the dead and wounded. He also refused to answer when asked whether the deadly incident happened in the military unit, or on the line of contact.

“The details of the incident are being investigated, I can not say anything else,” he said.

APA has obtained information from private sources that shooting occurred among the Armenian servicemen in the military unit located near the line of contact. Over 20 Armenian servicemen were killed, 30 wounded in the shooting. Most of the wounded are in critical condition, the source does not rule out the increase of the abovementioned figures.


/APA, Armenia Today/