At least three Armenian soldiers were killed and four injured in clashes with troops from Azerbaijan near Nagorno-Karabakh, but the two sides gave conflicting death tolls and disputed who was responsible.The breakaway region's defense ministry said in a statement that three Armenian soldiers had died after Azeri commandos attacked their position. It said, "The Armenian side forced the enemy to escape after a two hour clash."
Azerbaijan's defense ministry accused separatists of starting the encounter and said 20 Armenian soldiers had been killed or injured.