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Shooting occurred in Armenian Armed Forcesâ€™ military unit in occupied Azerbaijani territories, over 20 servicemen killed, 30 wounded

20 November 2010 10:16 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. A deadly incident happened in a military unit of the Armenian Armed Forces, which are continuing to keep the occupied Azerbaijani territories under control, APA reports quoting ARMTODAY. The officials of the separatist regime say there are casualties, criminal case has been launched, the fact is being investigated. â€œSpokesman for Defense Ministry of Nagorno Karabakh Republicâ€ Senor Asratyan speaking to ARMTODAY refused to give information about the number of the dead and wounded. He also refused to answer when asked whether the deadly incident happened in the military unit, or on the line of contact.
â€œThe details of the incident are being investigated, I can not say anything else,â€ he said.

APA has obtained information from private sources that shooting occurred among the Armenian servicemen in the military unit located near the line of contact. Over 20 Armenian servicemen were killed, 30 wounded in the shooting. Most of the wounded are in critical condition, the source does not rule out the increase of the abovementioned figures.