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Four journalists injured as Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict continues
Ethnic Armenians volunteer recruits gather at a center where they receive their uniforms and weapons before being dispatched to the frontline near Hadrut, self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh in Nagorno-Karabakh

FOUR journalists were wounded as fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh continued today.

Two French reporters for Le Monde newspaper, a cameraman for Armenia TV and a reporter with Armenia’s 24News outlet were hospitalised following Azerbaijani shelling of the Armenian town of Martuni.

Clashes since Sunday have caused scores of deaths, with the exact cause of renewed fighting over the region unclear. 

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