STEPANAKERT. – Information reported by Azerbaijani media on alleged killing of Azerbaijani civilian by Karabakh soldiers on Friday is false, press officer of Karabakh Defense Army Senor Hasratyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Hasratyan stressed that Karabakh military units never attack civilians. Furthermore, Karabakh soldiers always refrain from attacking Azerbaijani soldiers, unless Azeris start attacking Karabakh soldiers first.

According to Hasratyan, information concerning alleged killing of Azerbaijani civilian reported by Azerbaijani media is merely another example of disinformation. It is also possible that Azerbaijani side tried to conceal somebody’s fault for the incident under the false reports, blaming Karabakh side, the press officer added.

Earlier Azerbaijani media reported that Karabakh soldiers killed Azerbaijani civilian, the inhabitant of Agjabedin district Elmar Piriev, who pastured cattle in the neighborhood of Chemenli village, close to the contact line of Karabakh and Azerbaijani armies.