The Defense Army of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) has denied reports alleging that the Armenian troops have opened fire on employees of an Azerbaijani telecommunications service provider.

"Information disseminated by Azerbaijani media outlets, alleging the the Defense Army units fired on the employees of the Azerbaijani company Bakcell on December 29, as a result of which one Azerbaijani person was allegedly injured, is an absolute lie," the Defense Army said.