Armenia says Azerbaijan targeted Stepanakert

Armenia's government-run information centre has released foot purportedly showing artillery strikes against capital of separatist territory of Nagor-Karabakh.

Armenian authorities have claimed civilian casualties as a result of shelling carried out in Stepanakert by Azerbaijani forces on Sunday.

video shows severely damd buildings, including an apartment block, and a street covered in debris.

In a statement issued on Sunday, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry rejected accusations of targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure.

Clashes erupted on September 27 and have killed dozens, marking biggest escalation in deces-old conflict over region, which lies within Azerbaijan but is controlled by local ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia.

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