RUSSIAN FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE REFUTES AZERI MEDIA REPORTS
Public Radio, Armenia
Oct 14 2006
Press Service of the Frontier Department of RF Federal Security Service
did not confirm the statement of Azeri mass media on bombardment of
Turkish territories by Armenia on October 11. Turkish mass media
report that the General Staff of Turkey has condemned Armenia of
bombarding Turkish territory. According to the data of the General
Staff, "October 11 servicemen of Armenian frontier troops opened fire
in the direction of Turkish territory. There are no victims."
Let us remind that frontier guards of the Russian Federal Security
Service are deployed along the Armenian-Turkish border and there
are solely no "servicemen of Armenian frontier troops" here. Some
independent observers consider that the accusations of the Turkish
side are connected with the adoption of the bill on penalizing negation
of the Armenian Genocide by the National Assembly of France.