MARCH 6, ARTSAKHPRESS. Nagorno Karabakh authorities announced Monday they’re treating the March 5 ambush by Azeri forces as “international terrorism”.
In a statement, the General Prosecution of Nagorno Karabakh said it instituted a criminal case under article 415 of the Criminal Code. Article 415 deals with international terrorism cases.
Three Nagorno Karabakh police officers died and one was injured when they were ambushed by the Azerbaijani military while on duty in their police cruiser on March 5.
According to the prosecutors in Nagorno Karabakh, the Azeri ambush sought to “destabilize the domestic situation” in Nagorno Karabakh by killing or wounding people and destroying or damaging infrastructures and other property. The prosecutors said the attackers had intent to kill and murdered police Lt. Colonel Armen Babayan, police Major Davit Danielyan and police Lieutenant Ararat Gasparyan. Police Lt. Davit Hovsepyan suffered a gunshot wound and is hospitalized.
