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Armenian Village on Border with Azerbaijan Under Shelling All Night: Ankakh.com

Last night, the Azerbaijani side fired shots on the village of Chinari in Tavush marz (province), reports Ankakh [AM]. After midnight, Chinari village mayor Samvel Saghoyan informed the news site that for four hours, Azerbaijani border guards have been shelling Chinari with DShK type of machine guns. 

"They are destroying Chinari. Placing the DShK in the direction of the village, they are shooting at houses, on streets. A little while ago we went to the village administration building to see what's happened. I can't say anything about damages yet," said Saghoyan. According to him, for two days, "the enemy was silent," but the village has been in a state of emergency since yesterday: the village is completely under fire, he says.

Later, Ankakh updated the news, reporting that the shelling continued at around 1:15 am. According to the community leader, the Armenian side is counterattacking with an adequate response. 

"They don't stop or calm down for a minute. I don't know what has happened. All the lights are off in the village. Fortunately, there were no injuries. The [extent of the] material damage will be known in the morning," said the village mayor.