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Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of shelling Shusha cathedral
BBC ^ | October 8, 2020 | BBC

Posted on 10/08/2020 6:14:22 AM PDT by Kriggerel

Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of shelling a historic cathedral in Nagorno-Karabakh as fighting continues over the disputed region.

Photos showed damage to both the interior and exterior of the Holy Saviour Cathedral in Shusha city.

More than 300 people have died and thousands displaced since the latest fighting broke out on 27 September.

International monitors from the US, Russia and France have begun efforts to try and end the violence.

They are meeting the Azeri foreign minister in Geneva on Thursday. The Armenian foreign minister is due to meet his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Monday.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: armenia; azerbaijan; nagornokarabakh; turkey
...And all the online discussion I've seen saying that Arzerbaijan are somehow the "good guys" in all of this, because the Armenians "stole their land, just like Palestine was stolen"...
1 posted on 10/08/2020 6:14:22 AM PDT by Kriggerel
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