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An Artsakh flag depicted on a wall near the famous tank monument in Shushi has been desecrated in unknown circumstances, Armenian MP Tigran Abrahamyan, who represents the opposition With Honor faction, said on Friday, sharing a photo.

“Taking into account the fact that the line of contact with Azerbaijan is just above the monument, the Azerbaijanis presumably carried out an act of subversive infiltration, scraped the flag off the wall and left,” he wrote on Facebook.

The lawmaker stressed the need to reveal the circumstances in which the perpetrators crossed into the Armenian-held area.

“It can be assumed that the provocation was carried out by Azerbaijani forces, but in addition to the desecration of the Armenian symbol, it also shows the vulnerability of Artsakh's security, since the incident took place in the Armenian-controlled area near the Stepanakert-Shushi road,” Abrahamyan said.

“Taking into account the fact that we have a neighbor like Azerbaijan, such abhorrent acts are, unfortunately, expected, but our task must be to prevent Azerbaijani provocations, including incursions, by all possible means,” he added.