Artsakh Commander in Chief orders schools to be shut down as precaution
12:15, 27 September 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS. President and Commander in Chief Arayik Harutyunyan has ordered all educational facilities in Artsakh to be shut down after declaring martial law amid the Azerbaijani attack.
The schools are shut down indefinitely.
“Dear countrymen, do not panic, this is done for your safety. We will win,” Speaker of Parliament of Artsakh Artur Tovmasyan said.
In the early morning of September 27, the Azerbaijani military launched a massive attack on Artsakh using air force, missiles and tanks. The Azerbaijani artillery strikes targeted civilian settlements, including Stepanakert city, which resulted in several civilians being killed. Schools were also bombed.
Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan
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