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Nasimi Musayev, an Azerbaijani serviceman detained in Armenia, said during questioning that he had no intention of harming anyone. He said that after entering an Armenian family’s home, he grabbed the homeowner’s weapon and was forced to fire.
Operative Information Center-OMM reports that the Armenian newspaper Joxovurd published the account, citing what the Azerbaijani serviceman told investigators during questioning.
The newspaper recalled that Musayev illegally crossed the Armenian border, entered Ani Avetisyan’s home in the village of Shaki in Syunik province (Zangazur), and injured the homeowner with a firearm.
According to the newspaper, Musayev said in his testimony that he had not intended to harm anyone when he entered the Armenian family’s home. He said he repeatedly asked the homeowner to let him go, but that she grabbed the weapon, forcing him to fire.
In a written statement, Musayev also said that the woman and her family members attacked him afterward, wounded him with a knife and beat him.
Avetisyan, however, made counterclaims about the Azerbaijani serviceman in her testimony to investigators.
Musayev was detained on October 1 in the village of Shaki, in the Sisian district of Syunik province, after crossing the Armenian border under unclear circumstances. A court ordered him held in pretrial detention for two months. He is currently under investigation.
