AZERI DEFENCE MINISTRY DENIES TENSION ON FRONT LINE

Turan news agency
21 Oct 04

BAKU

The Azerbaijani Defence Ministry press service has not confirmed
reports by some media outlets that the situation on the front line has
deteriorated over the last few days.

At the same time, the ministry said that a resident of the village of
Alibayli of Tovuz District (bordering Armenia), Police Sergeant Azar
Nagiyev, was wounded in his stomach by an Armenian sniper in the
backyard of his private house on 18 October. He is receiving treatment
at the hospital of the Internal Troops at the moment.