August 12, 2014 - 20:14 AMT
Families from Armenian border villages get new homes after Azeri shelling

Two families from Aygepar border village in Tavush province of Armenia, whose houses were burnt after the Azerbaijani armed forces shelled the settlement, already have a new place to live.

On Aug 10 morning, the Azeri forces violated the ceasefire in several directions and shelled the villages of Aygepar, Vazashen and some other settlements. As a result two houses got burnt. After retaliatory measures, the fire was stopped, Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said in a Facebook post.

As the head of the village administration, Andranik Aydinyan said, new 4-room apartments were provided following the visit of provincial governor Hovik Abovyan.

“The damage was assessed and new dwelling provided,” Aydinyan said, according to Panorama.am.