Aravot, Armenia
March 4 2010

Azeri killed in Armenia allegedly during cattle stealing attempt

Servicemen of special Armenian subunits killed an Azerbaijani man, who
had crossed into Armenia, in Koti village of Armenia’s Tavush Region
on the night of 2-3 March.

The Azerbaijani man, aged about 30, was one of four Azerbaijanis who
had crossed into Armenia and stolen cattle from an Armenian resident
of Koti village during that night, the paper said.

Koti is located close to the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and attempts
of cattle stealing have been frequent in this area of Tavush Region
recently, the paper said.

The body of the killed Azerbaijani man is currently in a hospital in
Ijevan town, the capital of Tavush Region. The stolen cattle were
found in another part of the village in the afternoon of 3 March, the
paper added.