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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addresses Parliament in Yerevan. AFP
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Armenian opposition supporters and relatives of servicemen wounded in the clashes with Azerbaijan's troops gather in front of Parliament in Yerevan to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. AFP
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The border attacks, which claimed lives on both sides, stoked fears of broader hostilities breaking out between the two countries. AFP
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Armenia said at least 49 of its soldiers were killed while Azerbaijan said it lost 50 troops. AFP
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The fighting erupted minutes after midnight, with Azerbaijani forces unleashing an artillery barrage and drone attacks in many sections of Armenian territory, according to Armenia’s Defence Ministry. AFP
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Azerbaijan accused Armenian troops of planting mines and firing on Azerbaijani military positions. AFP
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Armenia said shelling grew less intense during the day but accused Azerbaijani troops of trying to advance into its territory. AFP
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The two countries have been locked in a decades-old conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, which is part of Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994. AFP
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An ambulance approaches a military hospital in Yerevan. AFP
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an unscheduled session of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, a Moscow-dominated security alliance of former Soviet nations, after the border attacks between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Reuters
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Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev chairs a meeting with the leadership of the country's armed forces. Reuters
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Azerbaijan's soldiers cross the border as they approach Armenian positions. AP
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addresses Parliament in Yerevan. AFP
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Armenian opposition supporters and relatives of servicemen wounded in the clashes with Azerbaijan's troops gather in front of Parliament in Yerevan to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. AFP
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The border attacks, which claimed lives on both sides, stoked fears of broader hostilities breaking out between the two countries. AFP
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Armenia said at least 49 of its soldiers were killed while Azerbaijan said it lost 50 troops. AFP
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The fighting erupted minutes after midnight, with Azerbaijani forces unleashing an artillery barrage and drone attacks in many sections of Armenian territory, according to Armenia’s Defence Ministry. AFP
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Azerbaijan accused Armenian troops of planting mines and firing on Azerbaijani military positions. AFP
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Armenia said shelling grew less intense during the day but accused Azerbaijani troops of trying to advance into its territory. AFP
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The two countries have been locked in a decades-old conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, which is part of Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994. AFP
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An ambulance approaches a military hospital in Yerevan. AFP
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an unscheduled session of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, a Moscow-dominated security alliance of former Soviet nations, after the border attacks between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Reuters
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Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev chairs a meeting with the leadership of the country's armed forces. Reuters
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Azerbaijan's soldiers cross the border as they approach Armenian positions. AP
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addresses Parliament in Yerevan. AFP
Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes restart a day after 99 troops killed
At least 49 Armenian soldiers died while Azerbaijan said it lost 50
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