Armenia says 4 soldiers killed in border clashes with Azerbaijan

Armenia and Azerbaijan have traded blame on fire fight that erupted along the volatile border between the two arch-foes, with Yerevan saying four of its soldiers were killed in the southern region of Siunik.

According to the reports, the Armenian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that “four people were killed and one injured as a result of fire on Armenian positions from Azerbaijani troops.”

But Azerbaijan’s border guards said this was a “riposte” to a “provocation” Armenian troops committed on Monday that according to Baku left one Azerbaijani soldier injured.

It warned that further “provocations” would be met with “more serious and decisive measures from now on.”

“The military and political leadership of Armenia is fully responsible for the incident.”

Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said Armenian forces had opened fire twice late Monday at Baku’s positions on Kokhanabi village in the northeastern Tovuz region.

But Yerevan denied the allegation, saying the claim “does not align with reality.”

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