Criminal case launched over case of two Armenian police officers wounded by Azerbaijani shooting

YEREVAN, JULY 14, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case over the incident involving two Armenian police officers, who were wounded from the Azerbaijani shooting while on duty in the border, as well as on damaging the sentry post, the Committee told Armenpress.

The criminal case has been filed on grounds of attempted murder and deliberately destroying or damaging the property.

Investigation is underway.

The Azerbaijani armed forces launched an attack on an Armenian military base located in Tavush province on July 12, using artillery, mortars and UAVs. Two Armenian police officers received a gunshot wound while on duty in the border. In addition, the Azerbaijani side also shelled the town of Chinari in the province with mortars, damaging civilian homes. On July 14 the Azerbaijani armed forces continued targeting the civilian infrastructures of the Armenian town of Berd, using an attacking drone.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan