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Armenia detains ‘lost’ Azerbaijani soldier

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

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Armenia has detained one Azerbaijani soldier who crossed its borders, amidst unconfirmed media reports of an additional serviceman fleeing capture. Armenia captured the soldier, identified by Azerbaijan as Ruslan Panahov, after he walked into Tegh, an Armenian village in the Syunik region, on Wednesday. Yerevan and Baku have yet to confirm local reports of an additional unidentified Azerbaijani soldier avoiding capture. On Thursday, Armenia’s Investigative Committee stated it was investiga

Ashotovan. Photo: Emma YSU/Wikimedia Commons.

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‘Lost’ Azerbaijani soldier detained in Armenia

by Ani Avetisyan

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Armenia has detained an Azerbaijani soldier 14 kilometres within the country’s borders, with Azerbaijan later announcing that two soldiers had got lost on the Nakhchivan border. On Monday, Armenia said they had detained one Azerbaijani soldier in the early hours of the morning. Azerbaijan’s Defence Ministry told local media soon after that two soldiers had lost their way due to low visibility the previous Friday. Residents of the village of Ashotavan, 14 kilometres from the Azerbaijani bord