It is Azerbaijani forces that attempt diversion attacks: Seyran Ohanyan

12:56 • 01.09.10

In a briefing today Armenia's Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan denounced reports by the Azerbaijani mass media about Karabakhi armed forces having organized an attempted diversion attack on the Azerbaijani military posts as "disinformation."

"It is just the contrary. As usual they [the Azeri] spread false information," said Mr Ohanyan, adding that from time to time the Azerbaijani armed forces plan [and implement] reconnaissance operations, "showing their true face."

Earlier the Defense Ministry of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh issued a release saying that the Azerbaijani forces attempted a diversion attack at 6:30 am on August 31 in the vicinities of Upper Chailu village in the north-eastern region of Nagorno Karabakh.

The release also informed of losses from both sides. From Armenian side, Rudik Manaseryan, a temporary serviceman of Karabakh's Defense Army born in 1991, was reported wounded. While the Azerbaijani was reported as having two injuries.
Later Azerbaijani news agency APA reported of two deaths from the Azerbaijani side.

But spokesperson for the Defense Army of Nagorno Karabakh Senor Hasratyan told Tert.am that 7 Azerbaijani servicemen were killed and wounded due to this incident.
 

It is Azerbaijani forces that attempt diversion attacks: Seyran Ohanyan