Two French journalists seriously wounded after shelling in Nagorno-Karabakh


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  • Thursday, 01 Oct 2020

A car, which was used by Armenian reporters is seen after it was damaged during a recent shelling, in the town of Martuni in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh October 1, 2020. Armenian Unified Infocentre/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.

YEREVAN/PARIS (Reuters) - Two French journalists working for Le Monde newspaper were in a serious condition on Thursday after shelling by Azeri forces in the town of Martuni in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and will be repatriated to France as soon as possible, officials said.

"The foreign ministry's crisis centre is mobilised ... to organise their repatriation as quickly as possible," French President Emmanuel Macron said on arrival in Brussels for a European Union summit.

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