Azeri Forces Capture Six Armenian Soldiers as Border Tensions Simmer

Azeri Forces Capture Six Armenian Soldiers as Border Tensions Simmer
Armenia's acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaks during a parliament session in Yerevan, Armenia, on May 10, 2021. Tigran Mehrabyan/PAN Photo via Reuters
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MOSCOW—Azerbaijan captured six Armenian servicemen in the early hours of Thursday morning, the defense ministries of both countries said, the latest twist in a simmering border dispute.

The Azeri defense ministry accused the Armenian soldiers of trying to cross into Azeri territory. Armenia’s defense ministry said its soldiers had been carrying out engineering work in the border area of its eastern Gegharkunik region, which neighbors Azerbaijan.