Azeri army fires shells towards Armenian positions

Armenian and Azerbaijani forces accused each other of attacks on their territory Tuesday, as fighting over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh continued for a third straight day following the reigniting of a decades-old conflict.

Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said Armenian forces shelled the Dashkesan region in Azerbaijan, while Armenian officials said Azeri forces opened fire on a military unit in the Armenian town of Vardenis, setting a bus on fire and killing one civilian.

The latest video from the Azerbaijan Defence Ministry was said to show heavy artillery shelling of Armenian positions, even though it's unclear if firing comes from Azerbaijan or within the separatist reason.

Armenia's Foreign Ministry “completely” denied reports of shelling the Dashkesan region and said in a statement that with those reports Azerbaijan was laying the groundwork for “expanding the geography of hostilities, including the aggression against the Republic of Armenia".

The previous two days of fighting killed dozens and left scores wounded.

The Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Ministry reported 84 servicemen killed so far. Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev, said Tuesday that 10 civilians were killed on its side, but he didn't offer any details on the country's military casualties.

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