Death toll of civilians in Azerbaijan reaches 19

In Azerbaijan, 169 houses located near the frontline were partially or completely destroyed; more than 55 civilians were hospitalized with wounds; and the total number of civilian casualties reached 19 by October 1, the country's General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has stated.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in the course of intensive shelling in the Karabakh conflict zone, continuing since September 27, civilians are killed on both sides of the frontline. According to Azerbaijan, since September 27, in the country's settlements, 16 people have been killed and 55 others wounded during shelling attacks committed by Armenian militaries. In Nagorno-Karabakh, according to official data, nine persons were killed and more than 30 others were wounded. On September 28, Armenia reported the first civilian who was killed in the shelling from Azerbaijan of the villages of the Vardenis District. It also became known that one of the shells wounded a child in an Iranian village located on the border with Nagorno-Karabakh.

In Azerbaijan, the total number of civilian casualties reached 19 by October 1;criminal cases have been opened on all the facts of death and injury of people, and damage to citizens' property, said the country's GPO.

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Education has confirmed the death of two schoolchildren since the start of the fighting.

As a result of artillery shelling attacks, six schools were destroyed in the Terter District; two in the Agdam District, and in the Fizuli and Goranboy Districts each.

The night on October 1 passed calmly, but in the morning shelling began, Sakhib Aliev, a resident of Terter, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

"From two to six in the morning, it was relatively calm. But from six in the morning during the day, the city was periodically and methodically shelled. Many citizens stayed at home. When silence fell temporarily, we went out into the streets to find out the news. In the morning, one man perished near the bus station. During the day, about 30 houses were destroyed; some 80-90 others were damaged. Terter is the closest city to the frontline; and most of all shells and missiles reach here," the man has added.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on October 2, 2020 at 06:15 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.