Karabakh clashes enter third day

Deadly clashes between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces over the Nagorny Karabakh region continued for a third day yesterday.
Azerbaijan said three of its troops were killed overnight when Armenian forces shelled its positions using mortars and grenade launchers, taking the overall death toll in the latest surge of violence to at least 36.
The Armenia-backed separatist authorities said that Azeri troops "intensified shelling of the Karabakh army positions yesterday morning, using 152-millimetre mortars, artillery and tanks".