2023-09-26 11:31:23
At least 20 people died and 290 others were injured in a terrible burst in a fuel tank Nagorno Karabaj, an area inhabited by Armenians where Azerbaijan launched a military operation against a separatist group, the official Armenian agency reported Armenpress.
Almost 300 people were treated in hospitals and dozens remain in serious conditionaccording to official sources.
Armenia indicated that there are already 13,350 refugees who crossed into that country from the enclave. About 120,000 people who recognize themselves as ethnically Armenian live in the conflict zone.
It is still not clear how the explosion occurred, which occurred in the city of Stepanakert.
First humanitarian aid for Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh
After the event, the Armenian Ministry of Health indicated in a statement on its website that it sent a helicopter with a medical team, medicines and medical supplies to the capital of Nagorno Karabakh, Artsakh, to assist in caring for the wounded.
For its part, the Presidency of Azerbaijan highlighted that it sent a ambulance with medical supplies to treat burn injuries.
A few hours earlier, an official Azeri delegation had agreed with Armenian representatives from Nagorno Karabakh on the delivery of humanitarian aidthe deployment of health services and a joint work commission to restore basic services and rehabilitate the region’s infrastructure.
Nagorno Karabakh, the region in dispute
The region of Nagorno Karabakh It is a territory of about 4,400 square kilometers in the South Caucasus recovered by Azerbaijan after its last offensive last week. Until then, the area, with an Armenian majority, had been under the control of pro-Armenian forces for more than three decades, despite the fact that the international community recognized the region as Azeri sovereignty. About 120,000 Armenians live in the area.
Resistance of Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh.
The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nicole Pashinyanstated on Sunday that the possibility of the Armenian population of the Nagorno Karabakh region moving to Armenia as part of the reintegration of the territory into Azerbaijan is increasing, before warning of the danger of a “ethnic cleansing”.
The Azeri authorities maintained at all times that their intention is for these people to remain in their homes and have promised to respect their rights, although they have indicated that members of pro-Armenian armed groups and the Armenian Armed Forces must hand over their weapons and leave the country.
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