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Armenia violates ceasefire with Azerbaijan 116 times

05 May 2016 08:18 (UTC +04:00)

Baku - APA. Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire with Azerbaijan 116 times in various directions along the contact line of the two countries' troops in the last 24 hours, by using 60mm mortars, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on May 5.

Azerbaijani positions located in the village of Gizilhajili of the Gazakh district were shelled from the Armenian positions located in Berkaber village and the nameless heights of Armenia's Ijevan district.

Azerbaijani positions located in the villages of Kokhanebi, Alibayli of the Tovuz district were fired at by Armenians stationed in the village of Chinari of Armenia's Berd district.

Azerbaijani army positions located on nameless heights in Azerbaijan's Gadabay district were fired at by the Armenian military stationed on nameless heights in Armenia's Krasnoselsk district.

Meanwhile, Armenian army opened fire from positions near the Chilaburt, Goyarkh, Yarimja villages of the Terter district, the Shikhlar, Javahirli, Kangarli, Novruzlu, Shuraabad, Nemirli, Garagashli, Merzili villages of the Aghdam district, the Kuropatkino village of the Khojavend district, the Garakhanbeyli, Horadiz, Gorgan, Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages of the Fuzuli district, the Mehdili village of the Jabrayil district, as well as on nameless heights in the districts of Goygol, Goranboy, Khojavend, Fuzuli and Jabrayil.

In consideration of the operational situation, Azerbaijani armed forces inflicted 122 strikes on Armenian positions.