ARMENIA DEFENSE MINISTRY CONFIRMS SOLDIER SHOT AT AZERBAIJAN BORDER

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03.15.2012

Armenia’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed news published by local
daily Aravot that at around 4:30 pm on Mar. 14, at the defense
positions near the village of Berkaber in the Armenian province
of Tavush, serviceman Sevak Aslikyan tied from a shot fired by an
Azerbaijani sniper.

According to preliminary information, Aslikyan was shot in the head
from a shot fired from the direction of Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces. A
criminal investigation is underway.

According to Aravot, the victim was a resident of Vanadzor.