In the statement made by the Ministry, it was reported that the Azerbaijani soldiers took action on the information that military equipment, ammunition and personnel were transported from Armenia to the territory of Azerbaijan, where Russian elements were temporarily deployed and where the Armenian population lived, using the Hankendi-Halfeli-Turşsu route from Armenia.
In the statement, it was noted that in the morning, Azerbaijani soldiers wanted to stop an illegal military transport vehicle for control purposes, and clashes broke out when the people in the vehicle opened fire.
The Ministry reported that as a result of the provocation of illegal Armenian forces in Karabakh, soldiers named Shahriar Alibeyli and Eşgin Hüseynov were martyred.
There were reports in the Armenian press that 3 Armenian police officers died in the clash.