Artsakh soldier killed in fresh border incident

By Asbarez | Monday, 08 December 2014

An Armenian soldier stands guard at the border between Artsakh and Azerbaijan

STEPANAKERT—Private of the Artsakh Defense Army Garik Ispiryan, born in 1995, was shot dead as a result of firing from the Azerbaijani side in the direction of Armenian positions at the eastern section of the line of contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan, Artsakh’s Defense Ministry reported Monday.

The Artsakh Defense Ministry said it “shares the sorrow of this heavy loss” and expressed its sympathy to Garik Ispiryan’s family and friends.

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