10:41,
YEREVAN, JUNE 14, ARMENPRESS. Armenian security forces on Thursday morning took countermeasures to thwart the Azerbaijani military’s attempt to advance, authorities said in a statement.
The National Security Service Border Guards said that a group of servicemen of the Azerbaijani Border Guards attempted to advance into the territory of Armenia from the direction of the Hakari Bridge around 08:40, June 15 with the purpose of raising a flag in the territory of Armenia.
“As a result of measures taken by the Armenian side, the attempt by the Azerbaijani servicemen to advance and install a flag in the territory of Armenia was thwarted,” the NSS Border Guards said in a statement.
As of 10:00 the situation was relatively stable.
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