Armenia’s Foreign Ministry said they were being taken to a hospital and accused Azerbaijan of bombarding the region. A cameraman with the Armenia TV channel and a reporter with the Armenian 24News outlet were also injured in the Martuni shelling, Armenian officials said. The president of Azerbaijan said Armenia’s withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh was the sole condition to end the fighting. Turkey has publicly supported Azerbaijan in the conflict and said it would provide assistance if requested but denies sending in foreign mercenaries or arms. The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed concern over reports about “militants from illegal armed groups” from Syria and Libya being sent to the conflict zone in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Source: Irish Independent October 01, 2020 14:26 UTC