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rebels. brussels airport opens 12 days after being attacked by suicide bombers. there has been renewed fighting between azerbaijan and armenia over the disputed caucuses region of nagorno-karabakh. the armenia dn defense ministry says there were attacks on sundays morning. dozens of people were killed on saturday. it was the worst fighting in 20 years. azerbaijan says soldiers were killed. both say there have been civilian characters as well. the region of nagorno-karabakh here on our map you can seep it there clearly marked in yellow. it is at the heart of a long territorial disputed. they're dominated by ethnic

armenians. it has been controlled by locals since a ceasefire back in 1994. that followed a six-year war that killed an estimated 30,000 people. the shaded area that we're putting on the map there, that links nagorno-karabakh with armenia. that is a so-called buffer zone. it is controlled by armenia but claimed by azerbaijan. the armenian-backed government of nagorno-karabakh is accusing azerbaijan of violating the ceasefire. >> it was in violation of the ceasefire regime. the international law, international humanitarian law and the geneva conventions. whatever the official has done in the zone of azerbaijan in the nagorno-karabakh conflict, was a conspicuous manifestation of terrorism our correspondent is

following this. who has led to this spike in violence? >> well, that's anyone's guess. i mean, these kinds of clashes have been taking place along this line of contact between forces and-- azeri forces and other forces. they assumed they are armenians, but they are ethnic armenians. armenian military participate in the forces. i need to make that distinction because this is a war of words that frequently goes on between the two sides. as regards to those clashes, they have been going on for a long time, but this definitely looks to be the most intense escalation that we have seen in recent years since the 1994 ceasefire agreement, which, of course, didn't end the war, but had resulted in this so-lled

protracted frozen conflict in which both sides have continued to heavily militarize, trade fire with each other an everybody who has been watching this region has been observing this ongoing conflict, has been warning that military escalation was increasing and dangerous and could spiral out of control the russians are speaking to both sides saying to keep a lid on this. between both sides, which grouping is more receptive for that call for calm? >> a good question. the armenians have a russian military base on their territory and i think the - that helps in many ways to keep a lid on things or has been a restraining mechanism in the past. at the same time both sides receive arms from russia, so

this is a paradoxical role, a mediatory role as well as the u.s. and france, but at the same time it's not clear just how much the two sides are willing to pay heed to the russians at the moment or, indeed, whether the fighting, if it goes beyond the nagorno-karabakh area would that bring the russians in because certainly there's an understanding that to some extent these areas can have a crack at nagorno-karabakh now and then, but when it comes to engaging with armenians on their recognised territory and not nagorno-karabakh, then that could bring the russians into this. we have to wait and see whether the hostilities are going to escalate further. we, of course, have received

reports of more shelling and artillery, both sides saying that occurred from saturday into sundays. we have to wait and see what the international community can do, what russia can do to cool things down. we do understand that the russian defense minister was in touch with both sides throughout the day yesterday, but, again, more firing traded on both sides overnight into sunday 30,000 people killed during the conflict up to when the ceasefire was signed in the mid 90s. occasion ugly quite isolated spikes of violence over the past 20-odd years, but this time around does it feel potentially more dangerous? >> it does, given that this side had been militarizing over the years. they've spent billions of

dollars on getting the latest high-tech military equipment and frequently bandied about this figure that they spent more than the armenian budget. this is something we frequently here. the armenians don't have the resources like the aseris. as we were discussing earlier, they have potentially for support from the russian side. at the moment, though, the main concern i think for everyone is that either side, azerbaijan and armenia, might want to take this fight further without any care for international intervention or international concerns. it's so deep and so dark is the enmity between these two sides that this could spiral out of control.

of course, we will be watching it very closely. we will be getting down to - hopefully to the nagorno-karabakh within the next 24 hours and providing more accurate information from the ground to the viewers. also it is very difficult to get independent information coming out of this region and coming from either side, azerbaijan or armenia. both of them are very good at playing an information campaign. we have to be careful about how we treat the figures, in fact, coming out of this conflict thanks very much. protesters in idome nishgs have been-- idomeni have asked for answers in relation to the refugees. >> reporter: attitudes are

changing, compassion has given way to anger. at first solidarity with thousands of refugees and migrants, but now the people here are telling the government here that livelihoods are at risk. some are furious. they say their quiet town no long yr belongs to them. -- longer belongs to them >> translation: when they came here we embraced them and gave them things. now our lives are unbearable. we're scared to allow our children to play in the streets. no-one explains to us why they are staying here. >> reporter: the refugees and migrants have been living in the fields close to the border for weeks. farmers have lost their income. they can't employee their land. the people in the village say refugees have been stealing their chickens. the rail way has been blocked boy those stranded in greece. they hope the protest action will pressure the e.u. to open its borders but it is adding

pressure on this country's already fragile economy. >> translation: we are now fours to reroute our trains and this means extra costs. we are paying 25% more and it takes longer to deliver the goods. greek police have tried to move people from the tracks. they failed because people resisted and authorities have said they that they have no intention of evacuating the camp by force. this used to be a transit camp. it is now home to more than 12,000 people. a few hundred have agreed to move to centers prepared by greek authorities but the majority of people here are reluctant. european activists in the camp are blaming the e.u. for what they say is a lack of transparency. they have set up to the information center to those trapped in greece their official options, even as they argue that the system is not functioning. >> our message is let all the people in. it's not full europe. our message is listen to the people here on the ground that

are stuck, that are not treated according to human rights, their lives are on hold, procedures that are set in place for people to exercise greek asylum system doesn't work at all. >> reporter: the people here say they too are under impossible strain. they temporarily blocked the main highway to idomeni hoping that the authorities will act. once they left, refugees and migrants who continue to believe the border will open make their way along what has become a road to nowhere there's also growing concern about the number of refugees in western turkey, about 300 people demonstrated against the setting up of registration desks and the building of refugee camps. the camps will house asylum seekers who have been sent back to turkey from europe under a deal. >> translation: the infrastructure in dikili is not suitable for in. nobody asked the opinion of people here before making a decision. first of all, there are concerns

over concern and about where these people, especially the children, would live and where they will be educated. when you look at the latest data released by the world health organisation, we will be under threat especially in the areas where they will build camps brussels airport reopening for a limited number of passenger flights. the departure hall was partially destroyed 12 days ago when suicide bombers attacked it. not a bad morning as you can see there. the first flight will take off later in the day with new security controls in place for passengers. the metro station was also attacked on the same day. 32 people were killed between the attacks. lots more news for you to come here, including turkey's prime minister pledges to build a city which has been badly damage from months of fighting. plus. tension is brewing over a mining

project in a remote part of south africa.