One Armenian border guard was wounded, Armenia’s National Security Service said in a statement on Thursday, June 15, after what was earlier described by the NSS as an attempt by Baku’s forces to raise an Azerbaijani flag over Armenian territory.
In a statement, the Armenian side said a group of Azerbaijani border guards had attempted to cross a bridge over the Hakari river, which marks the internationally-recognised border between the two countries, and hoist a flag on Armenian territory. The attempt, however, had been thwarted.
The Armenian border service said later that one of its guards had been wounded during Azerbaijani shelling of a village close to the bridge.
The bridge lies at the beginning of the Lachin corridor, the last remaining route linking Armenia with Artsakh, which has been blockaded by Azerbaijan for several months now.
Source: PANArmenian.net
