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The life of an Armenian citizen shot in Shaki, in Armenia’s Syunik province, by an Azerbaijani serviceman who had crossed the Armenian border is not in danger, Health Minister’s spokesperson Mariam Tsatryan said.
“The Armenian citizen injured by gunfire from an Azerbaijani serviceman is under medical supervision, has received appropriate medical care and is not in a life-threatening condition,” Tsatryan said.
On 29 September, Azerbaijan’s State Security Service informed Armenia’s National Security Service that a serviceman from an Azerbaijani military unit had left his post in unknown circumstances and said it could not rule out that he had illegally crossed Armenia’s border. The relevant Armenian and Azerbaijani authorities subsequently carried out search operations.
Armenia’s National Security Service also issued a statement, saying that at 14:15 on 1 October, the Interior Ministry’s 112 Operational Control Centre received a report that an Armenian citizen had been shot in the leg in Shaki, Syunik province.
Operational teams from various units of the Interior Ministry’s police went to the scene. Urgent measures were taken to establish all the circumstances of the incident.
It was established that the crime had been committed by the Azerbaijani serviceman, who was arrested.
Details of the incident were also provided to the Azerbaijani side.
Armenia’s Investigative Committee has initiated criminal proceedings in connection with the incident.