Armenia, l'Azerbaijan bombarda la cattedrale di Shusha: giornalisti feriti

Lo storico luogo di culto di Ghazanchetsots è stato bombardato dalle forze azere nel conflitto in corso sulla regione del Nagorno-Karabakh. Baku nega la responsabilità del gesto, mentre proseguono lentamente le trattative per la pace. LA FOTOGALLERY

A man walks on October 8, 2020 in the alley leading to the Ghazanchetsots (Holy Saviour) Cathedral in the historic city of Shusha, some 15 kilometers from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province's capital Stepanakert, that was hit by a bomb as fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces spilled over today ahead of a first meeting of international mediators in Geneva. - Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a 1990s war that claimed the lives of some 30,000 people. The Armenian separatists declared independence, but no countries recognise its autonomy and it is still acknowledged by world leaders as part of Azerbaijan. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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La storica cattedrale di Ghazanchetsots, nella città di Shusha, è stata bombardata dalle forze azere nel conflitto in corso sulla regione del Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia-Azerbaijan, notte di bombardamenti in Nagorno-Karabakh

TOPSHOT - Smoke rises after a shelling next to the Ghazanchetsots (Holy Saviour) Cathedral in the historic city of Shusha, some 15 kilometers from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province's capital Stepanakert, on October 8, 2020 as fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces spilled over today, with fresh shelling in the city ahead of a first meeting of international mediators in Geneva. - Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a 1990s war that claimed the lives of some 30,000 people. The Armenian separatists declared independence, but no countries recognise its autonomy and it is still acknowledged by world leaders as part of Azerbaijan. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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La regione è contesa tra secessionisti armeni (sostenuti dall'Armenia) e forze azere di Baku. L'Armenia denuncia che i combattimenti, in cui hanno perso la vita finora oltre 300 persone tra cui 48 civili, imperversano lungo tutta la linea del fronte

Armenia-Azerbaijan, bombardamenti sulle città. Oltre 200 morti

A woman looks on as she stands at the entrance of a basement shelter in the historic city of Shusha on October 8, 2020, some 15 kilometers from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province's capital Stepanakert, that was hit by shelling as fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces spilled over today ahead of a first meeting of international mediators in Geneva. - Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a 1990s war that claimed the lives of some 30,000 people. The Armenian separatists declared independence, but no countries recognise its autonomy and it is still acknowledged by world leaders as part of Azerbaijan. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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La cattedrale, luogo storico della Chiesa apostolica armena, rappresenta una delle prime comunità cristiane nel mondo

TOPSHOT - A man walks in rubbles on October 8, 2020 inside the Ghazanchetsots (Holy Saviour) Cathedral in the historic city of Shusha, some 15 kilometers from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province's capital Stepanakert, that was hit by a bomb as fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces spilled over today ahead of a first meeting of international mediators in Geneva. - Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a 1990s war that claimed the lives of some 30,000 people. The Armenian separatists declared independence, but no countries recognise its autonomy and it is still acknowledged by world leaders as part of Azerbaijan. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Stando alle ultime informazioni disponibili, la cattedrale sarebbe stata colpita due volte e nel corso dell'ultimo attacco - scrive l'Afp - un giornalista russo è rimasto ferito

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"Giornalisti russi e locali sono stati feriti nel secondo bombardamento", ha scritto su Twitter il governo armeno, aggiungendo che uno dei giornalisti è stato sottoposto a un intervento chirurgico

TOPSHOT - Journalists and local inhabitants stand on October 8, 2020 inside the damaged Ghazanchetsots (Holy Saviour) Cathedral in the historic city of Shusha, some 15 kilometers from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province's capital Stepanakert, that was hit by a bomb as fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces spilled over today ahead of a first meeting of international mediators in Geneva. - Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a 1990s war that claimed the lives of some 30,000 people. The Armenian separatists declared independence, but no countries recognise its autonomy and it is still acknowledged by world leaders as part of Azerbaijan. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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L'Azerbaijan ha respinto le accuse dell'Armenia sulla responsabilità del bombardamento

Two men walk through the rubble and debris on October 8, 2020 inside the damaged Ghazanchetsots (Holy Saviour) Cathedral in the historic city of Shusha, some 15 kilometers from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province's capital Stepanakert, that was hit by a bomb as fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces spilled over today ahead of a first meeting of international mediators in Geneva. - Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a 1990s war that claimed the lives of some 30,000 people. The Armenian separatists declared independence, but no countries recognise its autonomy and it is still acknowledged by world leaders as part of Azerbaijan. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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"Le informazioni sui danni alla chiesa di Shusha non hanno nulla a che fare con le azioni militari dell'esercito azero", ha dichiarato il ministero della Difesa in un comunicato

TOPSHOT - A man looks on as he stands in the rubble and debris on October 8, 2020 inside the damaged Ghazanchetsots (Holy Saviour) Cathedral in the historic city of Shusha, some 15 kilometers from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province's capital Stepanakert, that was hit by a bomb as fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces spilled over today ahead of a first meeting of international mediators in Geneva. - Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a 1990s war that claimed the lives of some 30,000 people. The Armenian separatists declared independence, but no countries recognise its autonomy and it is still acknowledged by world leaders as part of Azerbaijan. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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"A differenza delle forze armate armene, quelle dell'Azerbaijan non colpiscono obiettivi di importanza storica e culturale e specialmente edifici religiosi e monumenti", ha sottolineato il dicastero

This picture taken on October 8, 2020 shows the damaged Ghazanchetsots (Holy Saviour) Cathedral in the historic city of Shusha, some 15 kilometers from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province's capital Stepanakert, after it was hit by a bomb as fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces spilled over today ahead of a first meeting of international mediators in Geneva. - Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a 1990s war that claimed the lives of some 30,000 people. The Armenian separatists declared independence, but no countries recognise its autonomy and it is still acknowledged by world leaders as part of Azerbaijan. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Sulla questione è intervenuto anche il presidente turco, Recep Tayyip Erdogan: "L'Armenia deve abbandonare immediatamente le terre che non le appartengono. È questa la soluzione alla crisi nel Nagorno-Karabakh", ha affermato, sottolineando che “La Turchia sarà sempre con tutto il cuore al fianco dell'Azerbaijan"

A man stands in the rubble and debris on October 8, 2020 inside the damaged Ghazanchetsots (Holy Saviour) Cathedral in the historic city of Shusha, some 15 kilometers from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province's capital Stepanakert, that was hit by a bomb as fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces spilled over today ahead of a first meeting of international mediators in Geneva. - Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a 1990s war that claimed the lives of some 30,000 people. The Armenian separatists declared independence, but no countries recognise its autonomy and it is still acknowledged by world leaders as part of Azerbaijan. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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La comunità armena di Roma, in una nota, ha dichiarato che "si tratta di un atto gravissimo" e ha accusato le forze armate di Baku. Per questo il Consiglio della comunità domanda "l'attenzione dell'Italia e dell'Europa e la condanna di queste azioni barbare che colpiscono la fede degli individui"

TOPSHOT - A man lights a candle on October 8, 2020 inside the damaged Ghazanchetsots (Holy Saviour) Cathedral in the historic city of Shusha, some 15 kilometers from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province's capital Stepanakert, that was hit by a bomb as fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces spilled over today ahead of a first meeting of international mediators in Geneva. - Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a 1990s war that claimed the lives of some 30,000 people. The Armenian separatists declared independence, but no countries recognise its autonomy and it is still acknowledged by world leaders as part of Azerbaijan. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Secondo i rappresentanti della diaspora armena in Italia, l'Azerbaijan starebbe "cercando di spostare il conflitto sul piano di una guerra di religione"

A man with a military outfit stands as journalists report on October 8, 2020 inside the damaged Ghazanchetsots (Holy Saviour) Cathedral in the historic city of Shusha, some 15 kilometers from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province's capital Stepanakert, that was hit by a bomb as fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces spilled over today ahead of a first meeting of international mediators in Geneva. - Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a 1990s war that claimed the lives of some 30,000 people. The Armenian separatists declared independence, but no countries recognise its autonomy and it is still acknowledged by world leaders as part of Azerbaijan. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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La cattedrale di Shusha, infatti, sorge in un luogo piuttosto isolato, lontano da qualsiasi edificio che possa avere un minimo interesse strategico e sarebbe stata colpita in quanto "simbolo della rinascita del popolo armeno dopo la guerra di trenta anni fa"

TOPSHOT - This picture taken on October 8, 2020 shows a hole in the roof of the Ghazanchetsots (Holy Saviour) Cathedral in the historic city of Shusha, some 15 kilometers from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province's capital Stepanakert, that was hit by a bomb as fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces spilled over today ahead of a first meeting of international mediators in Geneva. - Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a 1990s war that claimed the lives of some 30,000 people. The Armenian separatists declared independence, but no countries recognise its autonomy and it is still acknowledged by world leaders as part of Azerbaijan. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Mentre continuano gli scontri prosegue, lentamente, anche il processo di pace

TOPSHOT - A Bible lies open on an altar as journalists report on October 8, 2020 inside the damaged Ghazanchetsots (Holy Saviour) Cathedral in the historic city of Shusha, some 15 kilometers from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province's capital Stepanakert, that was hit by a bomb as fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces spilled over today ahead of a first meeting of international mediators in Geneva. - Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a 1990s war that claimed the lives of some 30,000 people. The Armenian separatists declared independence, but no countries recognise its autonomy and it is still acknowledged by world leaders as part of Azerbaijan. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Il ministro degli esteri azero, Jeyhun Bayramovil, incontrerà oggi a Ginevra i delegati del gruppo di Minsk dell'Organizzazione per la sicurezza e la cooperazione in Europa (Osce), che funge da mediatore per il Nagorno-Karabakh

A woman calls for her family to join and enter a basement shelter in the historic city of Shusha on October 8, 2020, some 15 kilometers from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province's capital Stepanakert, that was hit by shelling as fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces spilled over today ahead of a first meeting of international mediators in Geneva. - Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in a 1990s war that claimed the lives of some 30,000 people. The Armenian separatists declared independence, but no countries recognise its autonomy and it is still acknowledged by world leaders as part of Azerbaijan. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Il ministro degli Affari esteri francese, Jean-Yves Le Drian, ha riferito che anche i rappresentanti russi, francesi e statunitensi si incontreranno lunedì a Mosca per studiare i modi per convincere le parti a negoziare un cessate il fuoco