Armenian border guard wounded in Azerbaijan’s shelling

PanARMENIAN.Net - One Armenian border guard were wounded, Armenia's National Security Service said in a statement on Thursday, June 15, after what was earlier described by the NSS as an attempt by Baku's forces to raise an Azerbaijani flag over Armenian territory.

In a statement, the Armenian side said a group of Azerbaijani border guards had attempted to cross a bridge over the Hakari river, which marks the internationally-recognised border between the two countries, and hoist a flag on Armenian territory. The attempt, however, had been thwarted.

The Armenian border service said later that one of its guards had been wounded during Azerbaijani shelling of a village close to the bridge.

The bridge lies at the beginning of the Lachin corridor, the last remaining route linking Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh, which has been blockaded by Azerbaijan for several months now.