An Azerbaijani serviceman, who was on combat duty at one of the positions of the Azerbaijan Army in the Khojavend region, was attacked by a person of Armenian origin at around 01.00 pm (GMT+4) on December 3.
Report informs, citing the Ministry of Defense, that the very person tried to seize a weapon.
After shooting in the air, with the aim of self-defense the Azerbaijani serviceman neutralized the provocateur who had attacked him.
The incident was reported to the Command of the Russian peacekeeping forces and the Russian-Turkish Joint Monitoring Center.