In the region of Haut-Karabakh, six individuals lose their lives due to mine explosions; Azerbaijan accuses Armenian separatists of engaging in “terrorism”.

Four Azerbaijani police officers and two civilians were killed on Tuesday, September 19, in a mine explosion in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The Azerbaijani authorities have accused Armenian separatists of committing these acts of “terrorism”.
Ces six personnes ont été tuées dans l’explosion de leurs véhicules sur des mines sur une route entre Choucha et Fizouli, deux villes du Haut-Karabakh sous contrôle azerbaïdjanais, ont indiqué les services de sécurité azerbaïdjanais. Ces derniers accusent un groupe de « saboteurs » séparatistes arméniens d’avoir posé ces mines et commis un acte de « terrorisme ».
According to them, the police officers were killed around 4:30 am (2:30 am in Paris) in a tunnel in the Khojavend district while they were heading to the site of an anti-tank mine explosion that had hit the vehicle of the two civilians in the same area. The security services have specified that the two civilians killed were employees of the Azerbaijani road agency.
Ces nouveaux incidents meurtriers interviennent alors qu’un pas vers un apaisement des tensions au Haut-Karabakh a été accompli récemment avec l’arrivée d’aide humanitaire dans cette région sécessionniste.
“I cannot reword”
At the beginning of August, Armenia requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council due to the worsening humanitarian situation in the region. The Lachin corridor, the only land link between Armenia and Karabakh, was initially obstructed by Azerbaijanis claiming to be environmental protesters before Baku established a roadblock on July 11 citing security reasons.
During the United Nations Security Council meeting held on August 16, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States urged Baku to ensure free movement on the Lachin road, but no statement or resolution was voted upon at the end of the meeting – a partial failure for the Armenians.
Le Haut-Karabakh, région montagneuse à majorité arménienne située en Azerbaïdjan, a été le théâtre de deux guerres au début des années 1990 puis à l’automne 2020. C’est l’une des zones plus minées d’ex-URSS. Des explosions y font régulièrement des victimes.