Armenian armed forces continue to hold the civilian population of Azerbaijan at gunpoint, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Spokesman Vagif Dargahli told APA on Thursday.

Starting from April 27 evening until April 28 04:00 (GMT + 4 hours) on April 28, Armenian armed forces fired at settlements in Azerbaijan’s Terter and Aghdam districts, using large-caliber mortars and D-30 howitzers, the spokesman said.

He noted that Azerbaijani armed forces carried out retaliatory strikes only on Armenia’s military facilities.

The situation on the line of contact between Armenian and Azerbaijani armies is stable, and Azerbaijani armed forces control the operational situation, Dargahli added.