Azerbaijan says serviceman killed by sniper, Armenia denies incident

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  • Saturday, 30 Sep 2023

BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's Defence Ministry said on Saturday that one of its servicemen was killed by sniper fire from Armenian forces in the border district of Kalbajar, but the alleged incident was swiftly refuted by Armenia.

Interfax news agency cited the Armenian Defence Ministry as saying the report was incorrect, without giving further details.

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