Azerbaijan accused #Armenia on Wednesday of trying to attack its gas and oil pipelines and warned of a "severe" response as tensions rose sharply around a fraying ceasefire in the mountain enclave of Nagorno-#Karabakh. Armenia hit back by saying Azeri forces wanted to seize control of the tiny territory in the South #Caucasus, which is governed by ethnic Armenians, and accused #Azerbaijan and its ally Turkey of "aggression" despite Saturday's ceasefire deal.

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