The shelling of Alxanlı or the Alxanlı tragedy () was shelling of a house in Alxanlı village and municipality in Fuzuli District of Azerbaijan by the Armenian Armed Forces with 82 mm and 120 mm artilleries on 4 July 2017. As a result of the shelling, 51-year-old Azerbaijani woman Sahiba Guliyeva and her 18-month-old granddaughter Zahra Guliyeva were killed, while 52-year-old Sarvinaz Guliyeva was seriously injured, but survived.Nana Khoshtaria. Писатель Александр Проханов: В связи с гибелью ребенка в Азербайджане я наполнен скорбью.... Moskva-Baku. 5 July 2017.Azerbaijan toddler killed in Nagorno-Karabakh shelling. BBC News. 5 July 2017.Врачи о состоянии здоровья раненой армянами женщины. Haqqin.az. 5 July 2017.
Reactions Both sides accused each other of violating the ceasefire.Azeri woman and child killed by rebels near Nagorno-Karabakh boundary - defence ministry . Euronews. 5 July 2017. Armenian Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan claimed that Azerbaijan was responsible for all casualties due to "continuing military provocations against Nagorno-Karabakh".Armenia Deputy FM: Azerbaijani leadership bears full responsibility for all casualties. News.am. 5 July 2017. Local authorities of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh claimed that Azerbaijan fired from positions near the residential buildings of Alxanlı.Azerbaijan Using Civilians as ‘Human Shields,’ Warns Stepanakert. Asbarez. 5 July 2017. Azerbaijani Defense Ministry spokesperson Vagif Dargahly denied these claims, stating that there had been no military headquarters or firing positions in Alxanlı at the time of the shelling.Vagif Dargahli: Armenia, as always, shells civilians, there is no headquarters or firing positions in Alkhanli . Azerbaijan Press Agency. 5 July 2017. On 6 July 2017, Azerbaijani state and local authorities organized a visit of foreign military attachés accredited to Azerbaijan and representatives of foreign media to Alxanlı.Foreign media reps view Armenia-shelled Azerbaijani village. Trend. 6 July 2017. Turkish Foreign Ministry,Турция осудила убийство мирных граждан Азербайджана. Haqqin.az. 5 July 2017. ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan,Посол Ирана осудил убийства мирных граждан Азербайджана. Haqqin.az. 5 July 2017. senators and parliament members from the United Kingdom,Британский депутат осудил преступление армян. Haqqin.az. 5 July 2017. and RussiaРоссийский депутат об убийстве в Карабахе азербайджанской девочки. Haqqin.az. 5 July 2017. condemned the Armenian side for launching attacks on civilian population.
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