32 killed, over 200 wounded in Azerbaijan operation: Armenia

AFP . Yerevan
20 Sep 2023 16:51:45 | Update: 20 Sep 2023 17:03:38

Photo shows damaged apartment buildings in Stepanakert, on the first day of Azerbaijan's renewed offensive in the region on September 20, 2023 — AFP Photo

Armenia said Wednesday that more than 30 people were killed and over 200 wounded in less than 24 hours of Azerbaijan's military operation in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

"As a result of shelling, there are currently 32 dead and more than 200 wounded people," Armenia's rights ombudsperson Anahit Manasyan said on Facebook.

Seven of those killed were civilians, including two children, she said.