No casualties among Artsakh citizens after incident near Shushi – NSS
An unknown man threw an explosive device at the Azerbaijani checkpoint on the Stepanakert-Berdzor interstate road near Shushi in response to provocative actions of Azerbaijani servicemen, the Artsakh National Security Service (NSS) said in a statement on Saturday.
"The Artsakh law enforcement agencies, along with the Russian peacekeeping troops, are carrying out investigative and criminal procedural measures to find out the circumstances of the incident," the statement said.
There are no casualties among the Artsakh citizens as a result of the incident.
The NSS urges people to keep calm and to follow only official reports.
The Stepanakert-Shushi-Berdzor interstate road has been opened to traffic on both sides after a shutdown for a while.
Rumors spreading online suggest the incident is connected with the murder of a young man from Artsakh by an Azerbaijani a few days ago near Shushi. One of the relatives of the killed 22-year-old man reportedly tried to take revenge on the Azerbaijanis. He drove up to the Azerbaijani soldiers and threw a grenade towards them. The latter opened indiscriminate fire at the Armenian cars there.