Person of Armenian origin who attacked Azerbaijani servicemen neutralized

An Azerbaijani serviceman, who was on combat duty at one of the positions of the Azerbaijan Army in the Khojavend region, was attacked by a person of Armenian origin at around 01.00 pm (GMT+4) on December 3.

Report informs, citing the Ministry of Defense, that the very person tried to seize a weapon.

After shooting in the air, with the aim of self-defense the Azerbaijani serviceman neutralized the provocateur who had attacked him.

The incident was reported to the Command of the Russian peacekeeping forces and the Russian-Turkish Joint Monitoring Center.