Armenian general who killed peaceful Azerbaijanis in Karabakh dies

Armenian General Astvasatur Petrosyan, who took an active part in the Nagorno-Karabakh region's occupation and surrounding areas of Azerbaijan and led the killing of peaceful Azerbaijanis, has died at the age of 67.

E-huquq.az informs, citing Novosti Armenia, that His son Sipan Petrosyan wrote this on his Facebook page.

A.Petrosyan participated in Azerbaijani lands' invasion in the early 1990s by creating a public organization called the Union of Suicide Eagles.

He served as Deputy Defense Minister of Armenia in 1992-2000, then was promoted to major general in 1996.

He later became Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations.