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The Azerbaijan military on 7 September opened fire in the direction of Vazashen bordering village in the northeastern Armenian province of Tavush.

In an interview with the reporters who paid a visit to Vazashen bordering community on Friday, the village head Lorik Badiryan said that the Azerbaijan shelling targeted the village school.

Headmaster of the school, Sargis Khachatryan told the reporters that the schoolchildren were immediately housed at the school shelter following the Azeri shelling and stayed there for almost an hour.

“For most children, such incidents are a common thing. Certainly it also stems from our tranquility: we never panic or get upset, instead we immediately take measures. However, there are children who experience a shocking state. Some of the parents even rush to the school to check out if everything is all right with their kids,” the headmaster said.

Sargis Khachatryan also added that the intensity of the Azeri shootings has increased recently and they mainly target the village school and the kindergarten. He also informed that the school features a number of shelters, the last one of which was built in February with the financial support of the International Committee of the Red Cross.