YEREVAN. – Armenian Defense Ministry commented on Azerbaijani reports about alleged border incident.

Spokesperson for Defense Ministry said the opponent had been violating ceasefire regime over the recent days, and in some cases the Armenian side was forced to respond. Asked by the Armenian News-NEWS.am correspondent whether there are captives on the Armenian side, Hovhannisyan responded by categorical “no”.

Earlier INTERFAX Azerbaijan quoting ANS reported about the incident that allegedly took place in early hours of Sunday. One of the injured was hospitalized. The 30-year-old Hagani Megeramov was not affected and is giving testimony. The whereabouts of 40-year-old Ali Aliyev are unknown. He is supposedly in the neutral zone.

Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has not commented on the incident yet. It is not known whether they were shepherds or a group trying to commit an act of sabotage.