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Armenia

Azerbaijan has detained two Armenian soldiers along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. Azerbaijan’s State Border Service said that Harut Hovagimyan and Karen Ghazaryan were part of a “sabotage group” found in Azerbaijan’s southwestern district Zangilan. They have been charged with illegal possession and smuggling of weapons, illegal border crossing, and participating in actions aimed at inciting national enmity. Armenian authorities said that the soldiers were transporting food to combat positions along the border and accused Azerbaijan of abducting the soldiers within Armenia’s territory.