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               More Fatalities in Fighting Over Nagorno-Karabakh

   by Amanda Scott

   Azerbaijan says three of its soldiers were killed as fighting raged for
   a third day over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, with
   Armenia warning the situation could escalate into a full-scale war.

   The Associated Press cites Azerbaijani Defense Ministry spokesman Vagif
   Dargyakhly as saying rebels were shelling Azerbaijani military
   positions and front-line villages, despite the government's
   announcement Sunday of a unilateral cease-fire.

   Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan accused Azerbaijan of continuing
   "offensive, provocative acts" which he says are targeting civilian
   areas. "Since the so-called 'unilateral truce' was announced,
   Azerbaijan's artillery has continued working in the direction of the
   populated areas of Karabakh," Sargsyan was quoted saying at a meeting
   of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

   He warned that his country could formalize its ties with
   Nagorno-Karabakh by officially recognizing its independence if the
   fighting escalates.

   ''The unilateral cease-fire was declared a day after clashes between
   the two sides left 30 soldiers dead.

   The outbreak of violence is the worst in Nagorno-Karabakh since 1994,
   when Armenia and Azerbaijan ended a war over the territory that is part
   of Azerbaijan but has been under the control of Armenian forces.

   The two sides are separated by a demilitarized buffer zone, but each
   side accuses the other of numerous violations.
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