Azerbaijan fired cluster munitions on Shushi, Karabakh Ombudsman saysNovember 4, 2020 - 13:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani military fired cluster munitions on the city of Shushi, the town of Martuni and other settlements on Tuesday, November 3, Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Human Rights Defender Artak Beglaryan told a press conference on Wednesday. Beglaryan said the night was tense in Shushi, where civilian objects were targeted, residents were injured and quite a lot of destruction was caused overnight. The Azeri forces fired rockets on Stepanakert, Karabakh's capital on Tuesday evening, injuring two passers-by. According to Beglaryan, 46 civilians have been killed and 144 more injured in Artsakh since the beginning of hostilities on September 27. Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and terrorist mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. Donations can be made to Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, which has launched a fundraising campaign to support humanitarian efforts in Karabakh. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. |