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YEREVAN, JULY 16, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is attending the funeral of Major Garush Hambardzuman fallen from the Azerbaijani shooting at the north-eastern section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

“The funeral of Major Garush Hambardzumyan, killed by the Azerbaijani shooting at the north-eastern section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, is taking place in the Yerablur Military Pantheon”, the PM said on Facebook. “Eternal glory to all our fallen heroes”, he added.

Four Armenian servicemen – Major Garush Hambardzumyan, Captain Sos Elbakyan, junior sergeants Smbat Gabrielyan and Grisha Matevosyan, have been killed from the Azerbaijani shooting.

Since July 12th, Azerbaijan has launched a series of cross-border attacks against Armenia’s northern Tavush province.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan