Nagorno Karabakh designates March 5 attack by Azerbaijan as international terrorism

12:53, 6 March 2023

YEREVAN, MARCH 6, ARMENPRESS. Nagorno Karabakh authorities announced Monday they’re treating the March 5 ambush by Azeri forces as “international terrorism”.

In a statement, the General Prosecution of Nagorno Karabakh said it instituted a criminal case under article 415 of the Criminal Code. Article 415 deals with international terrorism cases.

Three Nagorno Karabakh police officers died and one was injured when they were ambushed by the Azerbaijani military while on duty in their police cruiser on March 5.

According to the prosecutors in Nagorno Karabakh, the Azeri ambush sought to “destabilize the domestic situation” in Nagorno Karabakh by killing or wounding people and destroying or damaging infrastructures and other property. The prosecutors said the attackers had intent to kill and murdered police Lt. Colonel Armen Babayan, police Major Davit Danielyan and police Lieutenant Ararat Gasparyan. Police Lt. Davit Hovsepyan suffered a gunshot wound and is hospitalized.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS