STEPANAKERT. – By accusing the Karabakh armed forces of infiltration attempt, Azerbaijan is trying to justify the rise in tension on the line of contact that was provoked by Azerbaijani armed forces.

“Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry issued regular misinformation, claiming that the Karabakh side, using guns and mortars of various caliber, allegedly fired at Azerbaijani positions in order to ‘cover’ infiltration in another direction at 16:55 on Tuesday,” the Defense Army said in a statement.

The Karabakh army said it is another attempt to mislead international community.

According to earlier statement by Karabakh army, the adversary fired over 850 shots from sniper rifles, artillery guns and mine launchers at night.