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Azerbaijan reports exchange of fire on border with Iran

First reported by Tert.am: 10:36

Updated 19:20, 15 sources

World. Photo: Press Service of the President of the Re / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped
Photo: Press Service of the President of the Re / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped

According to Azerbaijan's State Border Service, a group of people attempted to illegally cross the border from Iran in the area of the Goytepe border detachment. Border guards ordered them to stop and fired warning shots, while one of the violators opened fire and was neutralized. The Iranian side has been informed of the incident, and a criminal case has been opened.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first and how the others caught up. Each bar shows how many of that side's outlets covered the story.

First to report: Tert.am · 10:36 · Opposition

Pro-government 1 / 6 First: Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes), 4 h 5 min later
Balanced 4 / 13 First: Mamul.am, 24 min later
Opposition 10 / 20 First: Tert.am, 10:36
Timeline as a list
  1. Tert.am (Opposition)
  2. Mediahub (Opposition)
  3. News.am (Opposition)
  4. 24news.am (Opposition)
  5. Hayeli (Opposition)
  6. Yerkir Media (Opposition)
  7. Mamul.am (Balanced)
  8. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  9. Past / Pastinfo (Opposition)
  10. Politik.am (Opposition)
  11. Livenews.am (Opposition)
  12. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  13. Infocom (Balanced)
  14. Factor (Balanced)
  15. Ararat News (Balanced)

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