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Armenia’s Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Arman Tatoyan has released a video of Azerbaijani shootings close to border villages in Syunik Province of Armenia.

“Conclusive evidence depicting the firing by Azerbaijani armed forces of both small and large caliber weapons in the immediate vicinity of villages in Syunik Province of Republic of Armenia. This video was recorded 2 days ago, at different times of the day, in the middle of Agarak and Yeghvard villages of Kapan community; the footage was captured by our perimeter guards at the lines of contact,” he wrote on Facebook.

“To put the matter in context and to be clear, the point of origin of these shooting is directly about one km from the village of Agarak.

“The Armenian ombudsman periodically receives alerts about the anger and the concerns of residents of Kapan villages over the discharging of firearms by the Azerbaijani military on a regular basis.

“All of these once again confirm that in the immediate vicinity of Syunik communities, and on the roads connecting those communities, there should not be any Azerbaijani military forces. The presence of these forces seriously endangers the rights of Armenian civilians, disturbs their peace and peaceful life,” Tatoyan said.