March 3, 2017 - 13:18 AMT
Situation on Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact line still tense: Artsakh army

The tense situation along the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) and Azerbaijan continued on March 2 and the night through March 3.

More than 145 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered in the reporting period.

Azeri forces, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire some 2000 shots.

Violations were especially intense in the eastern and northeastern sections of the contact line, where Azeri units employed 60- and 82-mm mortars.

The Karabakh Defense Army forces took retaliatory measures to suppress the rival's attacks.

More than 100 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered on the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh on March 1 and the night through March 2.