Azeri snipers strike at Armenian soldiers

By Asbarez | Monday, 10 October 2011

STEPANAKERT—Azeri snipers killed a Nagorno-Karabakh Republic soldier at 5 p.m. local time Wednesday on the border of Karabakh and Azerbaijan, reported the military press service.

Yuri Sargsyan, 24, died from a gunshot wound to the head while on military duty in the western part of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan border. An investigation is underway.

In the village of Chinar in Armenia’s Tavush Province, 2 servicemen were injured as a result of Azeri sniper fire.

Henrik Khachatryan and Khachatur Sukiasyan, both 18, were injured, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. An investigation has been launched.

comments