INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
13,350 refugees crossed into the country from the enclave.The disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region is home to a majority of some 120,000 ethnic
Armenians.It is not yet clear what caused the explosion on Monday evening in the main city of Stepanakert.Human Rights Ombudsman Gegham
condition of the majority is severe or extremely severe
The first time was during the conflict in 2020.Envoys from Armenia and Azerbaijan are due to meet in Brussels on Tuesday for European
Union-backed talks.It will be the first time diplomatic talks are held since Azerbaijan seized the enclave last week.The two sides will be
represented by their national security advisors.Nagorno-Karabakh - a mountainous region in the South Caucasus - is recognised
internationally as part of Azerbaijan, but has been controlled by ethnic Armenians for three decades.The enclave has been supported by
Armenia - but also by their ally, Russia, which has had hundreds of soldiers there for years.Five Russian peacekeepers were killed -
defence ministry said it had confiscated more military equipment including a large number of rockets, artillery shells, mines and
70 tonnes of food having been allowed through since separatists accepted a ceasefire and agreed to disarm.Ethnic Armenian leaders say
thousands are without food or shelter and sleeping in basements, school buildings or outside.Source: BBC-Agencies
