April 24, 2008 - 17:47 AMT
Azeri army alerted over Armenian Genocide anniversary
The Azerbaijani armed forces have been alerted on occasion on the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

"The Azerbaijani armed forces stay firmly at their posts at the line of contact. Recently, Armenians have conducted maneuvers in the occupied territories and in the near-border areas," the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's press office said, Trend Azeri news agency reports.

Official Baku claims that "every year on April 24 the Armenian army fires upon the Azeri positions."