| Shelling of Alxanlı | |
|---|---|
| Part ofNagorno-Karabakh conflict | |
 Interactive map of Shelling of Alxanlı | |
| Location | Alxanlı,Fuzuli District,Azerbaijan |
| Date | 4 July 2017 (2017-07-04) (GMT+4) |
Attack type | Shelling |
| Weapons | 82 mm and 120 mm artilleries |
| Deaths | 2 (Sahiba Guliyeva and Zahra Guliyeva) |
| Injured | 1 (Sarvinaz Guliyeva) |
| Perpetrators | Armenian Armed Forces |
Theshelling of Alxanlı or theAlxanlı tragedy (Azerbaijani:Alxanlı faciəsi) was shelling of a house inAlxanlı village and municipality inFuzuli District ofAzerbaijan by theArmenian Armed Forces with 82 mm and 120 mm artilleries on 4 July 2017. As a result of the shelling, 51-year-old Azerbaijani woman Sahiba Guliyeva and her 18-month-old granddaughter Zahra Guliyeva were killed, while 52-year-old Sarvinaz Guliyeva was seriously injured, but survived.[1][2][3][4]
Both sides accused each other of violating the ceasefire.[5] Armenian Foreign MinisterShavarsh Kocharyan claimed that Azerbaijan was responsible for all casualties due to "continuing military provocations againstNagorno-Karabakh".[6] Local authorities of the self-proclaimedRepublic of Artsakh claimed that Azerbaijan fired from positions near the residential buildings of Alxanlı.[7]Azerbaijani Defense Ministry spokesperson Vagif Dargahly denied these claims, stating that there had been no military headquarters or firing positions in Alxanlı at the time of the shelling.[8] On 6 July 2017, Azerbaijani state and local authorities organized a visit of foreign military attachés accredited to Azerbaijan and representatives of foreign media to Alxanlı.[9]Turkish Foreign Ministry,[10] ambassador ofIran to Azerbaijan,[11] senators and parliament members from theUnited Kingdom,[12] andRussia[13] condemned the Armenian side for launching attacks on civilian population.
