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Azerbaijan arrests former Nagorno-Karabakh government head as thousands flee region
Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh walk along the road from Nagorno-Karabakh to Kornidzor in Syunik region, Armenia, September 26, 2023

AZERBAIJAN said today that it has arrested the former head of the Nagorno-Karabakh government as the country enforces its grip on the region.

Ruben Vardanyan, a billionaire businessman, served as the head of the regional government in 2022 before resigning earlier this year.

He had been trying to cross into Armenia when he was caught.

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