Five soldiers reportedly killed in Azeri-Armenia border incidents
BBC Monitoring Newsfile [London] 05 June 2012.

It quoted the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry as saying that “at around 0630 [0130 gmt] on 5 June, an Armenian sabotage group made an attempt to enter the positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces in Asagi Askipara village of Qazax District [western…

Five Azeri soldiers have been killed in two separate incidents on the Azeri-Armenian border, Baku-based APA news agency reported on 5 June.

It quoted the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry as saying that “at around 0630 [0130 gmt] on 5 June, an Armenian sabotage group made an attempt to enter the positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces in Asagi Askipara village of Qazax District [western Azerbaijan]. However, they sustained casualties and retreated. Four servicemen of the Azerbaijani armed forces lost their lives during the fight”.

The report said that another Azeri soldier had been killed in a separate shooting incident in Qazax District. No details of the incident were reported.

Credit: APA news agency, Baku, in Azeri 0623 5 Jun 12