Armenia says Azerbaijan targeted Stepanakert

Armenia's government-run information centre has released footage purportedly showing artillery strikes against the capital of the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Armenian authorities have claimed civilian casualties as a result of shelling carried out in Stepanakert by Azerbaijani forces on Sunday.

The video shows severely damaged buildings, including an apartment block, and a street covered in debris.

In a statement issued on Sunday, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry rejected accusations of targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure.

Clashes erupted on September 27 and have killed dozens, marking the biggest escalation in the decades-old conflict over the region, which lies within Azerbaijan but is controlled by local ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia.

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