Wall of a building destroyed as a result of shelling attack on Stepanakert. Screenshot from the video posted by the Caucasian Knot

02 October 2020, 22:01

Karabakh MfE reports about 13 people injured during shelling attack on Stepanakert

Ten rescuers and three civilians were injured during a shelling attack on Stepanakert. Seven victims were hospitalized, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that today, the authorities of Armenia reported that the Azerbaijani armed forces resumed shelling attacks on Stepanakert. The Azerbaijani troops use weapons dispenser systems, reports Artsrun Ovannisyan, the spokesman for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia. Artak Beglaryan, Ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh, reports about a lot of injured people in the city.

As a result of the shelling attack on the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, 13 people were wounded. Of them, 10 are employees of the MfE, the building of which was shelled. Three others are civilians. Seven victims were hospitalized, the edition "Armenia Today" reports today with reference to the MfE of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The united information centre under the government of Armenia confirmed that 10 employees of the MfE had been injured. "As a result of the shelling attack on Stepanakert by the Azerbaijani armed forces, 10 employees were injured in the building of the Artsakh rescue service. Their lives are not in danger," the united information centre under the government of Armenia reports on Facebook today.

Today, the "Hay mtorum" Telegram channel has posted the footage showing the building of the rescue service after the shelling attack. Windows are shattered, and one of the building walls is destroyed. There are fragments of glass on the asphalt in the yard of the building.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on October 2, 2020 at 05:00 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

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