2020 Ganja missile attacks

Ganja missile attacks
Part of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
Ruins in Ganja after the attacks
2020 Ganja missile attacks is located in Ganja, Azerbaijan
2020 Ganja missile attacks
2020 Ganja missile attacks
2020 Ganja missile attacks
2020 Ganja missile attacks
2020 Ganja missile attacks
Locations of the ballistic missile attacks
First attack
Second attack
Third attack
Fourth attack
LocationGanja, Azerbaijan
Date
  • 4 October 2020
  • 8 October 2020
  • 10 October 2020
  • 17 October 2020 (GMT+4)
Attack type
Ballistic missile attack
Weapons
Deaths32[1]
Injured125
Perpetrators

The Ganja ballistic missile attacks (Azerbaijani: Gəncə bombalanmaları) comprise four separate ballistic missile attacks on the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan, in October 2020, carried out by the Armenian military forces during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.

The first attack took place on 4 October, killing one civilian and wounding over 30.[2][3] The second attack occurred on 8 October; no casualties were reported.[4] The third attack happened on 11 October. According to Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry, at least seven people died and 33 were injured, including children.[5] The fourth attack occurred on 17 October. According to initial reports, fifteen civilians were killed and fifty-five injured in the attack.[6][7] Infrastructure was also destroyed, including apartment blocks and other buildings, and vehicles.

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  2. ^ "Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Major cities hit as heavy fighting continues". BBC. 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Azerbaijan's No. 2 city targeted in fighting with Armenia". The Independent. 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Azerbaijan's Ganja under fire once again by Armenian troops". Trend News Agency. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia, Azerbaijan trade accusations as civilian areas hit despite truce". France24. 11 October 2020. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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