Armenian armed groups utilise animals for terrorist activities in Karabakh
Illegal Armenian armed groups carried out a terrorist act by sending a dog strapped with a bomb against Azerbaijani soldiers in Karabakh, Azerbaijani authorities say.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence has announced that illegal Armenian armed groups in Khojavend District of Karabakh attempted a provocation by sending a dog carrying a bomb against Azerbaijani soldiers.
The armed group forced the dog with an improvised explosive device remotely controlled from a distance, to move in the direction of Azerbaijani soldiers, the Azerbaijani ministry said on Monday.
🔉Illegal #Armenia|n armed detachments in the territory of #Azerbaijan, using a dog as a kamikaze to commit a terrorist act against the servicemen of 🇦🇿Army.
— Leyla Abdullayeva (@LAbdullayevaMFA) September 11, 2023
🔉Des détachements armés arméniens illégaux utilisent des animaux à des fins de provocation!
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It was reported that the dog carrying the bomb was captured, and the explosive device was neutralised by Azerbaijani soldiers.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence condemned the act as a blatant violation of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons of the United Nation (UNODA) which prohibits the use of landmines, booby-traps, and other devices.
“The use of animals for malicious purposes is an unethical act, and we consider it as a terrorist act,” Azerbaijani officials said.