ARMENIANS STRONGLY FIRE ON AZERBAIJANI VILLAGES

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 10 2007

Report of APA’s Karabakh bureau from the front line

Armenian Armed Forces have been firing on Azerbaijani villages of Tap
and Tap Garagoyunlu of Goranboy region situated on the border with
the villages of Agdere for 10 days, Over 30 houses were damaged as a
result of the skirmish. APA’s Karabakh bureau correspondent prepared
a report from the village Tap. When you approach the village you have
the impression that life is normal here. It seems that the village does
not differ from other villages, engaged in farming. Your impression
changes when you see the doors of the first house. Roofs, windows,
walls have been damaged.

The residents of the village say that they spend most of their time in
cells. When Armenians see two-three men in the village they start fire.

APA correspondent visited school in the village Tap and saw a strange
"subbotnik". The pupils were gathering shrapnel. Teachers said that
the pupils gather shrapnel every day before the classes.

"It is impossible to start a lesson. The village is fired every day,"
they said.

School director Rovshan Garayev noted that when Armenians violated
the ceasefire for the last time they targeted the school.

"Fortunately, this happened in the evening. The lessons were over
at school otherwise it would be very difficult to manage with this
situation," he said.

The principal also added that Armenians used to fire at Azerbaijani
positions in sub areas of the village, but within the last ten days
they fired directly at the village. There is no undamaged house
or enterprise left. The village residents noted that no-one of the
statesmen or officials visit the village.

"Regular violation of the ceasefire prevents us from sowing,"
they said.

It is impossible to do something in the village. Armenians are able
to control the village from their positions. It is for many ages
that the village has not been cleaned. As soon as we start sowing
Armenians begin to fire. At the same time the number of snakes has
increased too," the residents said.

The residents have gathered stones in front of their windows in order
to be protected from the Armenians’ fires. But Armenians began to
fire from sub-machines so that is difficult for the residents to
be protected.

Ceasefire violations have killed 16 civilians in Tap village, seven
of which were children. Three of them were killed by Armenians,
other four died in the blast. 19 became martyrs before the ceasefire
.Nine of them died during the war and three were wounded during the
ceasefire period.