Sixteen people have been killed and more than 100 wounded after fighting erupted anew between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces on Sunday, according to officials. Armenia also claimed that two Azerbaijani helicopters were shot down and three Azerbaijani tanks were hit by artillery, but Azerbaijan's defence ministry has rejected that claim. Armenian Defence Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan also said Azerbaijani shelling hit within Armenian territory near the town of Vardenis. Another Armenian Defence Ministry spokeswoman, Shushan Stepanyan, said 'the Armenian side' shot down two helicopters and hit three tanks. He promised that Turkey would stand by Azerbaijan and said: 'Armenia is playing with fire and endangering regional peace.'

Source: Daily Mail September 27, 2020 18:33 UTC